Terminal device, base station device, communication method, and integrated circuit

ABSTRACT

A terminal device which communicates with a base station device includes a reception unit that decodes a PDCCH having a DCI format 1C accompanying a CRC which is scrambled by using a TDD reconfiguration RNTI. The DCI format 1C includes an instruction of an uplink-downlink configuration for a plurality of serving cells. Thus, a mobile station device and the base station device can efficiently communicate with each other.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a terminal device, a base stationdevice, a communication method, and an integrated circuit.

The present application claims priority based on Japanese PatentApplication No. 2013-166165, filed Aug. 9, 2013, the contents of whichare incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND ART

A radio access system and a radio network (hereinafter, referred to as“Long Term Evolution: LTE” or “Evolved Universal Terrestrial RadioAccess: EUTRA”) of cellular mobile communication have been discussed ina 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). In LTE, a base stationdevice (base station) is also referred to as eNodeB (evolved NodeB), anda mobile station device (mobile station, terminal, terminal device) isreferred to as UE (User Equipment). LTE is a cellular communicationsystem where a plurality of areas covered by the base station device areallocated in cells. A single base station device may manage a pluralityof cells.

LTE corresponds to frequency division duplex (FDD) and time divisionduplex (TDD). LTE using the FDD system is referred to as FD-LTE or LTEFDD. TDD is a technique which performs frequency division multiplexingon an uplink signal and a downlink signal, enabling full duplexcommunication in at least two frequency bands.

LTE using the TDD system is referred to as TD-LTE or LTE TDD. TDD is atechnique which performs time division multiplexing on an uplink signaland a downlink signal, enabling full duplex communication in a singlefrequency band. The details of FD-LTE and TD-LTE are disclosed in NPL 1.

A base station can transmit, to a terminal, a reference signal (referredto as RS) which is a known signal between the base station and theterminal. In regards to the reference signal, a plurality of referencesignals can be transmitted for various purposes, such as demodulation ofsignals or channels and reports of channel states. For example, acell-specific reference signal is transmitted as a reference signalspecific to a cell in all downlink subframes. For example, a UE-specificreference signal is transmitted as a reference signal specific to aterminal in a resource to which a data signal to the terminal is mapped.The details of the reference signal are disclosed in NPL 1.

In a communication system, a base station and a terminal can implementcommunication using control information. In particular, in the downlinkof LTE, the base station can notify the terminal of the controlinformation through control channels, such as a PDCCH (Physical DownlinkControl Channel) and an EPDCCH (Enhanced Physical Downlink ControlChannel). The PDCCH is transmitted in association with a cell-specificreference signal, and the EPDCCH is transmitted in association with aUE-specific reference signal. In the LTE of the related art, the PDCCHcan be mapped to a common search space (CSS) which is a region specificto a cell and/or to a UE-specific search space (USS) which is a regionspecific to a terminal. The EPDCCH can be mapped only to the UE-specificsearch space. For this reason, for example, when transmitting thecontrol channel using the common search space, the base station notifiesof control information through the PDCCH. The details of the controlchannel are disclosed in NPL 2.

CITATION LIST Non Patent Literature

-   NPL 1: 3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification    Group Radio Access Network; Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio    Access (E-UTRA); Physical Channels and Modulation (Release 11), 3GPP    TS 36.211 V11.3.0 (2013 June).-   NPL 2: 3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification    Group Radio Access Network; Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio    Access (E-UTRA); Physical layer procedures (Release 11), 3GPP TS    36.213 V11.3.0 (2013 June).

SUMMARY OF INVENTION Technical Problem

However, since the PDCCH is transmitted in association with thecell-specific reference signal, the common search space is limited onlyto a subframe to which the cell-specific reference signal is mapped.This limitation interferes with efficient notification of the controlinformation, leading to significant deterioration in transmissionefficiency.

An aspect of the invention has been accomplished in consideration of theabove-described problems, and an object of the invention is to provide aterminal device, a base station device, a communication method, and anintegrated circuit capable of improving transmission efficiency in acommunication system where a base station and a terminal communicatewith each other.

Solution to Problem

(1) In order to attain the above-described object, one aspect of theinvention provides the following means. That is, a terminal deviceaccording to one aspect of this embodiment communicates with a basestation device and includes a reception unit that decodes a PDCCH havinga DCI format 1C accompanying a CRC which is scrambled by using a TDDreconfiguration RNTI, in which the DCI format 1C includes an instructionof an uplink-downlink configuration for a plurality of serving cells.

(2) A terminal device according to one aspect of this embodiment is theterminal device described in (1) and the DCI format 1C has a fixednumber of bit fields.

(3) A terminal device according to one aspect of this embodiment is theterminal device described in (1), and the DCI format 1C has a fixednumber of bit fields regardless of a number of configured serving cells.

(4) A terminal device according to one aspect of this embodiment is theterminal device described in (1), and one TDD reconfiguration RNTI isconfigured through dedicated RRC signaling.

(5) A terminal device according to one aspect of this embodiment is theterminal device described in (1), and the reception unit decodes thePDCCH in a subframe configured from a higher layer.

(6) A terminal device according to one aspect of this embodiment is theterminal device described in (5), and the subframe configured from thehigher layer is a subframe which is instructed as a downlink subframe ora special subframe by an uplink-downlink configuration included insystem information.

(7) A terminal device according to one aspect of this embodiment is theterminal device described in (5), and the subframe configured from thehigher layer is notified by using bitmap information.

(8) A terminal device according to one aspect of this embodiment is theterminal device described in (1), and the reception unit decodes thePDCCH in a common search space.

(9) A terminal device according to one aspect of this embodiment is theterminal device described in (1), and the reception unit does notreceive the PDCCH for instructing a subframe which is instructed as adownlink subframe or a special subframe by an uplink-downlinkconfiguration included in system information, as an uplink subframe bythe uplink-downlink configuration.

(10) A terminal device according to one aspect of this embodiment is theterminal device described in (1), and the reception unit does notreceive the PDCCH for instructing a subframe which is instructed as anuplink subframe or a special subframe by a downlink reference UL-DLconfiguration, as a downlink subframe by an uplink-downlinkconfiguration.

(11) A terminal device according to one aspect of this embodiment is theterminal device described in (10), and the downlink reference UL-DLconfiguration is configured from a restricted set of uplink-downlinkconfigurations.

(12) A terminal device according to one aspect of this embodiment is theterminal device described in (11), and the uplink-downlink configurationset is restricted based on an uplink reference UL-DL configuration.

(13) A terminal device according to one aspect of this embodiment is theterminal device described in (10), and the downlink reference UL-DLconfiguration is configured through dedicated RRC signaling, for eachserving cell.

(14) A base station device according to one aspect of this embodiment isa base station device which communicates with a terminal device, thebase station device including a transmission unit that transmits a PDCCHhaving a DCI format 1C accompanying a CRC which is scrambled by using aTDD reconfiguration RNTI, in which the DCI format 1C includes aninstruction of an uplink-downlink configuration for a plurality ofserving cells.

(15) A base station device according to one aspect of this embodiment isthe base station device described in (14), and the DCI format 1C has afixed number of bit fields.

(16) A base station device according to one aspect of this embodiment isthe base station device described in (14), and the DCI format 1C has afixed number of bit fields regardless of a number of configured servingcells.

(17) A base station device according to one aspect of this embodiment isthe base station device described in (14), and one TDD reconfigurationRNTI is configured in the terminal device through dedicated RRCsignaling.

(18) A base station device according to one aspect of this embodiment isthe base station device described in (14), and the transmission unittransmits the PDCCH in a subframe configured from a higher layer.

(19) A base station device according to one aspect of this embodiment isthe base station device described in (18), and the subframe configuredfrom the higher layer is a subframe which is instructed as a downlinksubframe or a special subframe by an uplink-downlink configurationincluded in system information.

(20) A base station device according to one aspect of this embodiment isthe base station device described in (18), and the subframe configuredfrom the higher layer is notified to the terminal device, by usingbitmap information.

(21) A base station device according to one aspect of this embodiment isthe base station device described in (14), and the transmission unittransmits the PDCCH in a common search space.

(22) A base station device according to one aspect of this embodiment isthe base station device described in (14), and the transmission unitdoes not transmit the PDCCH instructing a subframe which is instructedas a downlink subframe or a special subframe by an uplink-downlinkconfiguration included in system information, as an uplink subframe bythe uplink-downlink configuration.

(23) A base station device according to one aspect of this embodiment isthe base station device described in (14), and the transmission unitdoes not transmit the PDCCH for instructing a subframe which isinstructed as an uplink subframe or a special subframe by a downlinkreference UL-DL configuration, as a downlink subframe by anuplink-downlink configuration.

(24) A base station device according to one aspect of this embodiment isthe base station device described in (23), and the downlink referenceUL-DL configuration is configured in the terminal device, from arestricted set of uplink-downlink configurations.

(25) A base station device according to one aspect of this embodiment isthe base station device described in (24), and the uplink-downlinkconfiguration set is restricted based on an uplink reference UL-DLconfiguration.

(26) A base station device according to one aspect of this embodiment isthe base station device described in (23), and the downlink referenceUL-DL configuration is configured in the terminal device throughdedicated RRC signaling, for each serving cell.

(27) A communication method according to one aspect of this embodimentis a communication method of a terminal device which communicates with abase station device, the communication method including a step ofdecoding a PDCCH having a DCI format 1C accompanying a CRC which isscrambled by using a TDD reconfiguration RNTI, in which the DCI format1C includes an instruction of an uplink-downlink configuration for aplurality of serving cells.

(28) A communication method according to one aspect of this embodimentis a communication method of a base station device which communicateswith a terminal device, and a communication method of the terminaldevice which communicates with the base station device. Thecommunication method includes a step of transmitting a PDCCH having aDCI format 1C accompanying a CRC which is scrambled by using a TDDreconfiguration RNTI, and the DCI format 1C includes an instruction ofan uplink-downlink configuration for a plurality of serving cells.

(29) An integrated circuit according to one aspect of this embodiment isan integrated circuit mounted in a terminal device which communicateswith a base station device, in which a function of decoding a PDCCHhaving a DCI format 1C accompanying a CRC which is scrambled by using aTDD reconfiguration RNTI is realized, and the DCI format 1C includes aninstruction of an uplink-downlink configuration for a plurality ofserving cells.

(30) An integrated circuit according to one aspect of this embodiment isan integrated circuit mounted in a base station device whichcommunicates with a terminal device, in which a function of transmittinga PDCCH having a DCI format 1C accompanying a CRC which is scrambled byusing a TDD reconfiguration RNTI is realized, and the DCI format 1Cincludes an instruction of an uplink-downlink configuration for aplurality of serving cells.

Advantageous Effects of Invention

According to one aspect of the invention, it is possible to improvetransmission efficiency in a radio communication system where a basestation and a terminal communicate with each other.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a radio communication system of thisembodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the schematic configuration of a radio frameof this embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of a slot of thisembodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the mapping of physicalchannels and physical signals in a downlink subframe of this embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the mapping of physicalchannels and physical signals in an uplink subframe of this embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the mapping of physicalchannels and physical signals in a special subframe of this embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of amobile station device 1 of this embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of a basestation device 3 of this embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of an EPDCCH set.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an EPDCCH search space.

FIG. 11 is an example of an uplink-downlink configuration.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a flowchart concerningmonitoring of control channels in mobile station devices.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a subframe configuration andmonitoring of control channels.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a subframe configuration andmonitoring of control channels.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a subframe configuration andmonitoring of control channels.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a subframe configuration andmonitoring of control channels.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a subframe configuration andmonitoring of control channels.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of a subframe configuration andmonitoring of control channels.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of a subframe configuration andmonitoring of control channels.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of a subframe configuration andmonitoring of control channels.

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an example of a subframe configuration andmonitoring of control channels.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of a subframe configuration andmonitoring of control channels.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an example of a subframe configuration andmonitoring of control channels.

FIG. 24 is a diagram illustrating an example of the type of an RNTI usedin decoding processing of a control channel based on the controlchannel, a search space, and a subframe.

FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating an example of the type of the RNTIused in the decoding processing of a control channel based on thecontrol channel, a search space, and a subframe.

FIG. 26 is a diagram illustrating an example of an RNTI used in asubframe configuration and monitoring.

FIG. 27 is a diagram illustrating an example of the RNTI used in thesubframe configuration and the monitoring.

FIG. 28 is a diagram illustrating an example of a parameter used in asubframe configuration and generation of a scrambling sequence.

FIG. 29 is a diagram illustrating an example of the parameter used inthe subframe configuration and generation of a scrambling sequence.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the invention will be described.

In this embodiment, a plurality of cells is configured in a mobilestation device. A technique in which the mobile station device performscommunication through a plurality of cells is referred to as cellaggregation or carrier aggregation. The invention may be applied in eachof a plurality of cells configured in the mobile station device. Theinvention may be applied in some of a plurality of configured cells. Thecells configured in the mobile station device are referred to as servingcells.

A plurality of configured serving cells includes one primary cell andone or a plurality of secondary cells. The primary cell is a servingcell where an initial connection establishment procedure is performed, aserving cell where a connection re-establishment procedure starts, or acell which is indicated as a primary cell in a handover procedure. Whenor after an RRC connection is established, the secondary cells may beconfigured.

A radio communication system of this embodiment uses a TDD (TimeDivision Duplex) system. In case of cell aggregation, the TDD system maybe applied to all of a plurality of cells. In case of cell aggregation,cells where the TDD system is applied and cells where an FDD (FrequencyDivision Duplex) system is applied may be put together. When cells whereTDD is applied and cells where FDD is applied are put together, theinvention can be applied to cells where TDD is applied.

When a plurality of cells where TDD is applied are aggregated, ahalf-duplex TDD system or a full-duplex TDD system can be applied.

A mobile station device transmits, to a base station device, informationrepresenting combinations of bands where carrier aggregation issupported by the mobile station device. The mobile station devicetransmits, to the base station device, information indicating whether ornot simultaneous transmission and reception in the plurality of servingcells in a plurality of different bands are supported for eachcombination of bands.

In this embodiment, “X/Y” includes the meaning of “X or Y”. In thisembodiment, “X/Y” includes the meaning of “X and Y”. In this embodiment,“X/Y” includes the meaning of “X and/or Y”.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a radio communication system of thisembodiment. In FIG. 1, the radio communication system includes mobilestation devices 1A to 1C, and a base station device 3. Hereinafter, themobile station devices 1A to 1C are referred to as mobile stationdevices 1.

Physical channels and physical signals of this embodiment will bedescribed.

In FIG. 1, in radio communication of an uplink from the mobile stationdevices 1 to the base station device 3, uplink physical channels areused. The uplink physical channels can be used to transmit informationoutput from a higher layer. The uplink physical channels include a PUCCH(Physical Uplink Control Channel), a PUSCH (Physical Uplink SharedChannel), a PRACH (Physical Random Access Channel), and the like.

The PUCCH is a physical channel which is used to transmit uplink controlinformation (UCI). The uplink control information includes downlinkchannel state information (CSI), a scheduling request (SR) representinga request of a PUSCH resource, and ACK (acknowledgement)/NACK(negative-acknowledgement) to downlink data (Transport block,Downlink-Shared Channel: DL-SCH). ACK/NACK is referred to as HARQ-ACK,HARQ feedback, or response information.

The PUSCH is a physical channel which is used to transmit uplink data(Uplink-Shared Channel: UL-SCH). The PUSCH may be used to transmitHARQ-ACK and/or channel state information along with uplink data. ThePUSCH may be used to transmit only channel state information, or may beused to transmit only HARQ-ACK and channel state information.

The PRACH is a physical channel which is used to transmit a randomaccess preamble. The PRACH has a primary purpose of allowing the mobilestation devices 1 to synchronize a time domain with the base stationdevice 3. In addition, the PRACH is used to represent an initialconnection establishment procedure, a handover procedure, a connectionre-establishment procedure, synchronization to uplink transmission(timing adjustment), and a request of a PUSCH resource.

In FIG. 1, in radio transmission of an uplink, an uplink physical signalis used. The uplink physical signal includes an uplink reference signal(ULRS) or the like. As the uplink reference signal, a DMRS (DemodulationReference Signal), a SRS (Sounding Reference Signal), or the like isused. The DMRS is associated with the transmission of the PUSCH or thePUCCH. The DMRS is time-multiplexed on the PUSCH or the PUCCH. The basestation device 3 uses the DMRS to correct the propagation path of thePUSCH or the PUCCH. Hereinafter, the transmission of both the PUSCH andthe DMRS is simply referred to as the transmission of the PUSCH.Hereinafter, the transmission of both the PUCCH and the DMRS is simplyreferred to as the transmission of the PUCCH. The DMRS of the uplink isreferred to as UL-DMRS. The SRS is not associated with the transmissionof the PUSCH or the PUCCH. The base station device 3 uses the SRS tomeasure the channel state of the uplink.

In FIG. 1, in radio communication of a downlink from the base stationdevice 3 to the mobile station devices 1, downlink physical channels areused. The downlink physical channels can be used to transmit informationoutput from a higher layer. The downlink physical channels include aPBCH (Physical Broadcast Channel), a PCFICH (Physical Control FormatIndicator Channel), a PHICH (Physical Hybrid automatic repeat requestIndicator Channel), a PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel), anEPDCCH (Enhanced Physical Downlink Control Channel), a PDSCH (PhysicalDownlink Shared Channel), a PMCH (Physical Multicast Channel), and thelike.

The PBCH is used to broadcast of a master information block (MIB,Broadcast Channel: BCH) to be commonly used in the mobile stationdevices 1. The MIB is updated at an interval of 40 ms. The PBCH isrepeatedly transmitted in a period of 10 ms. Specifically, the initialtransmission of the MIB is performed in a subframe 0 of radio framessatisfying SFN mod 4=0, and the retransmission (repetition) of the MIBis performed in a subframe 0 of all other radio frames. A SFN (systemframe number) is the number of each radio frame. The MIB is systeminformation. For example, the MIB includes information representing theSFN.

The PCFICH is used to transmit information indicating a region (OFDMsymbol) for use in transmitting the PDCCH.

The PHICH is used to transmit a HARQ indicator (HARQ feedback, responseinformation) representing ACK (ACKnowledgement) or NACK (NegativeACKnowledgement) to uplink data (Uplink Shared Channel: UL-SCH) receivedby the base station device 3. For example, when the mobile stationdevices 1 receive a HARQ indicator representing ACK, correspondinguplink data is not retransmitted. For example, when the mobile stationdevices 1 receive a HARQ indicator representing NACK, correspondinguplink data is retransmitted. A single PHICH transmits a HARQ indicatorto single piece of uplink data. The base station device 3 transmits HARQindicators to a plurality of pieces of uplink data included in the samePUSCH using a plurality of PHICHs.

The PDCCH and EPDCCH are used to transmit downlink control information(DCI). The downlink control information is referred to as a DCI format.The downlink control information includes a downlink grant and an uplinkgrant. The downlink grant is referred to as downlink assignment ordownlink allocation. The PDCCH is scrambled based on a physical layercell identifier. The EPDCCH is scrambled based on a parameter in anotification received from a higher layer. The parameter is a parameter(dmrs-ScramblingSequenceInit) used in an initial value of a scramblingsequence of the DMRS.

The downlink grant is used for scheduling of a signal PDSCH in a singlecell. The downlink grant is used for scheduling of the PDSCH in the samesubframe as a subframe where the downlink grant is transmitted. Theuplink grant is used for scheduling of a single PUSCH in a single cell.The uplink grant is used for scheduling of a single PUSCH in four ormore subframes after a subframe where the uplink grant is transmitted.

A CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) parity bit is appended to the DCIformat. The CRC parity bit is scrambled by using a C-RNTI (Cell-RadioNetwork Temporary Identifier), a SPS C-RNTI (Semi Persistent SchedulingCell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier), a SI-RNTI (SystempInformation-Radio Network Temporary Identifier), a P-RNTI (Paging-RadioNetwork Temporary Identifier), a RA-RNTI (Random Access-Radio NetworkTemporary Identifier), a TPC-PUCCH-RNTI (Transmit Power Control-PhysicalUplink Control Channel-Radio Network Temporary Identifier), aTPC-PUSCH-RNTI (Transmit Power Control-Physical Uplink SharedChannel-Radio Network Temporary Identifier), a temporary C-RNTI, or aM-RNTI (MBMS (Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services)-Radio NetworkTemporary Identifier). The C-RNTI and the SPS C-RNTI are identifiers foridentifying a mobile station device in a cell. The C-RNTI is used tocontrol the PDSCH or the PUSCH in a single subframe. The SPS C-RNTI isused to allocate the resource of the PDSCH or the PUSCH cyclically. Acontrol channel having a CRC which is scramble by using the SI-RNTI isused for controlling a SIB (System Information Block). A control channelhaving a CRC which is scramble by using the P-RNTI is used forcontrolling paging. A control channel having a CRC which is scramble byusing the RA-RNTI is used for controlling a response to a RACH. Acontrol channel having a CRC which is scramble by using theTPC-PUCCH-RNTI is used for performing power control of the PUCCH. Acontrol channel having a CRC which is scramble by using theTPC-PUSCH-RNTI is used for performing power control of the PUSCH. Acontrol channel having a CRC which is scramble by using the temporaryC-RNTI is used for a mobile station device which is not identified bythe C-RNTI. A control channel having a CRC which is scramble by usingthe M-RNTI is used for controlling the MBMS. The RNTI is not limited tothe above-described RNTI, and the DCI format may be scrambled by using anew RNTI. For example, the new RNTI may be an identifier for identifyinginformation of a TDD-reconfiguration (also referred to as D-RNTI,eIMTA-RNTI, UE group RNTI, a TDD uplink-downlink reconfiguration RNTI,or a dynamic TDD configuration RNTI below). For example, as aconfiguration specific to a group of a plurality of mobile stationdevices 1, or as a configuration specific to the mobile station device1, a PDCCH or an EPDCCH is used when the base station device 3 performssignaling of an uplink-downlink configuration or a transmissiondirection UL-DL configuration to the mobile station device 1. At thistime, the CRC parity bit which is scrambled by using the D-RNTI isappended to a DCI transmitted on this PDCCH or EPDCCH.

A control channel having a CRC which is scrambled by using the D-RNTI isused for controlling plural pieces of UE. That is, the D-RNTI is a RNTIwhich may be commonly configured in the plural pieces of UE. The pluralpieces of UE having the same configured D-RNTI are referred to as a UEgroup. The control channel having a CRC which is scrambled by using theD-RNTI can be used for common control between UE groups. For example,the UE group can be used as a unit separated from a cell and can beconfigured for each transmission point. The control channel having a CRCwhich is scrambled by using the D-RNTI can be used for configuring anuplink-downlink configuration. Although details thereof will bedescribed later, a subframe configuration can be configured based on anuplink-downlink configuration 1 and an uplink-downlink configuration 2.The uplink-downlink configuration 1 is obtained by performingconfiguring with a cell-specific SIB, and the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 2 is obtained by performing configuring through thecontrol channel having a CRC which is scrambled by using the D-RNTI. Forexample, when a control channel having a CRC which is scrambled by usingthe D-RNTI is transmitted for each radio frame and the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 2 is configured through the control channel having a CRCwhich is scrambled by using the D-RNTI, the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 2 can be configured for each radio frame by using the UEgroup as a unit.

The control channel having a CRC which is scrambled by using the D-RNTIcan be mapped with only a prescribed search space. In this case, thepredetermined search space is preferably a search space which iscommonly configured between pieces of UE which have the same configuredD-RNTI. For example, the control channel having a CRC which is scrambledby using the D-RNTI can be mapped with only a common search space. Forexample, the predetermined search space is preferably a search spacewhich is commonly configured between pieces of UE which have the sameconfigured D-RNTI even when the control channel having a CRC which isscrambled by using the D-RNTI is mapped with a UE-specific search space.

For example, a search space with which only the control channel having aCRC which is scrambled by using the D-RNTI is mapped may be defined, andthe control channel having a CRC which is scrambled by using the D-RNTImay be mapped with the defined search space. That is, the controlchannel having a CRC which is scrambled by using the D-RNTI can bemapped with a search space specific to a UE group.

The base station device 3 maps the control channel having a CRC which isscrambled by using the D-RNTI with the common search space, theUE-specific search space, and/or the search space specific to the UEgroup. The mobile station device 1 monitors and detects the controlchannel having a CRC which is scrambled by using the D-RNTI, for thecommon search space, the UE-specific search space, and/or the searchspace specific to the UE group. The group in a configuration specific tothe UE group may be a group from a viewpoint of the base station device3, and may be simply a configuration specific to the mobile stationdevice 1 from a viewpoint of the mobile station device 1.

A CRC parity bit which is scrambled with a RNTI by the base stationdevice is appended to the DCI format, and the DCI format is included inthe control channel and is transmitted. The mobile station deviceperforms decoding processing of a control channel transmitted from thebase station device. The mobile station device descrambles the CRCparity bit appended to the DCI format by using the RNTI of the mobilestation device. When the CRC parity bit is successfully descrambled, theDCI format is identified as information for the mobile station device.When the CRC parity bit is not successfully descrambled, the DCI formatis identified as not being information for the mobile station device.With the operation, the mobile station device identifies information forthe mobile station device, from plural pieces of information transmittedfrom the base station device. The decoding processing of the controlchannel by using the RNTI can be reworded to monitoring of the controlchannel by using the RNTI or monitoring of control information by usingthe RNTI.

The PDSCH is used to transmit downlink data (Downlink Shared Channel:DL-SCH).

The PMCH is used to transmit multicast data (Multicast Channel: MCH).

In FIG. 1, in the radio communication of the downlink, the followingdownlink physical signals are used. The downlink physical signalsinclude a synchronization signal (SS), a downlink reference signal (DLRS), and the like.

The synchronization signal is used when the mobile station devices 1synchronize the frequency domain and the time domain of the downlink.The synchronization signal is mapped in prescribed subframes of a radioframe. For example, in the TDD system, the synchronization signal ismapped in subframes 0, 1, 5, and 6 of a radio frame. In the FDD, thesynchronization signal is mapped in subframes 0 and 5 of a radio frame.

The downlink reference signal is used when the mobile station devices 1correct the propagation path of the downlink physical channels. Thedownlink reference signal is used when the mobile station devices 1calculate channel state information of the downlink. The downlinkreference signal is used when the mobile station devices 1 measure thegeographical positions thereof.

The downlink reference signal includes a CRS (Cell-specific ReferenceSignal), a URS (UE-specific Reference Signal) associated with the PDSCH,a DMRS (Demodulation Reference Signal) associated with the EPDCCH, NZPCSI-RS (Non-Zero Power Chanel State Information-Reference Signal), ZPCSI-RS (Zero Power Chanel State Information-Reference Signal), a MBSFNRS (Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast Service over Single FrequencyNetwork Reference signal), a PRS (Positioning Reference Signal), a TRS(Tracking Reference Signal), and the like.

The CRS is transmitted in the entire band of a subframe. The CRS is usedto demodulate the PBCH/PDCCH/PHICH/PCFICH/PDSCH. The CRS may be usedwhen the mobile station devices 1 calculate the channel stateinformation of the downlink. The PBCH/PDCCH/PHICH/PCFICH is transmittedthrough an antenna port for use in transmitting the CRS.

The URS associated with the PDSCH is transmitted in a subframe and aband for use in transmitting the PDSCH with which the URS is associated.The URS is used to demodulate the PDSCH with which the URS isassociated.

The PDSCH is transmitted through an antenna port for use in transmittingthe CRS or the URS. A DCI format 1A is used for scheduling of the PDSCHwhich is transmitted through an antenna port for use in transmitting theCRS. A DCI format 2D is used for scheduling of the PDSCH which istransmitted through an antenna port for use in transmitting the URS.

The DMRS associated with the EPDCCH is transmitted in a subframe and aband for use in transmitting the EPDCCH with which the DMRS isassociated. The DMRS is used to demodulate the EPDCCH with which theDMRS is associated. The EPDCCH is transmitted through an antenna portfor use in transmitting the DMRS. A symbol of the DMRS is scrambledbased on a parameter in a notification received from a higher layer. Forexample, the parameter is the parameter (dmrs-ScramblingSequenceInit)used in the initial value of the scrambling sequence of the DMRS.

The NZP CSI-RS is transmitted in a configured subframe. A resource wherethe NZPCSI-RS is transmitted is configured by the base station device.The NZPCSI-RS is used when the mobile station devices 1 calculate thechannel state information of the downlink. The mobile station devices 1perform signal measurement (channel measurement) using the NZP CSI-RS.

The resource of the ZP CSI-RS is configured by the base station device3. The base station device 3 transmits the ZP CSI-RS with zero output.That is, the base station device 3 does not transmit the ZP CSI-RS. Thebase station device 3 does not transmit the PDSCH and the EPDCCH in theconfigured resource of the ZP CSI-RS. For example, the mobile stationdevices 1 can measure interference in a resource, to which the NZPCSI-RS corresponds, in a certain cell.

The MBSFN RS is transmitted in the entire band of a subframe for use intransmitting the PMCH. The MBSFN RS is used to demodulate the PMCH. ThePMCH is transmitted through an antenna port for use in transmitting theMBSFN RS.

The PRS is used when the mobile station devices measure the geographicalpositions thereof.

The TRS can be mapped to prescribed subframes. For example, the TRS ismapped to subframes 0 and 5. The TRS can use the same configuration as apart of the CRS. For example, in each of resource blocks, the positionof a resource element to which the TRS is mapped can be the same as theposition of a resource element to which a CRS of an antenna port 0 ismapped. A sequence (value) which is used for the TRS can be determinedbased on information configured through the PBCH, the PDCCH, the EPDCCH,or the PDSCH (RRC signaling). A sequence (value) which is used for theTRS can be determined based on parameters, such as a cell ID (forexample, a physical layer cell identifier) and a slot number. A sequence(value) which is used for the TRS can be determined by a method(expression) different from a sequence (value) which is used for the CRSof the antenna port 0.

The downlink physical channels and the downlink physical signal arecollectively referred to as downlink signals. The uplink physicalchannels and the uplink physical signals are collectively referred to asuplink signals. The downlink physical channels and the uplink physicalchannels are collectively referred to as physical channels. The downlinkphysical signals and the uplink physical signals are collectivelyreferred to as physical signals.

The BCH, the MCH, the UL-SCH, and the DL-SCH are transport channels.Channels which are used in a medium access control (MAC) layer arereferred to as transport channels. A unit of a transport channel whichis used in the MAC layer is referred to as a transport block (TB) or aMAC PDU (Protocol Data Unit). Control of a HARQ (Hybrid Automatic RepeatreQuest) is performed for each transport block in the MAC layer. Thetransport block is a unit of data which is delivered to a physical layerby the MAC layer. In the physical layer, the transport block is mappedto a code word, and encoding is performed for each code word.

Hereinafter, the configuration of a radio frame of this embodiment willbe described.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the schematic configuration of a radio frameof this embodiment. Each radio frame has a length of 10 ms. In FIG. 2,the horizontal axis is a time axis. Each radio frame has two halfframes. Each half frame has a length of 5 ms. Each half frame has fivesubframes. Each subframe has a length of 1 ms and is defined by twoconsecutive slots. Each slot has a length of 0.5 ms. An i-th subframe ina radio frame has a (2×i)th slot and a (2×i+1)th slot. That is, tensubframes can be used at each internal of 10 ms.

The subframes include a downlink subframe (first subframe), an uplinksubframe (second subframe), a special subframe (third subframe), and thelike.

The downlink subframe is a subframe which is reserved for downlinktransmission. The uplink subframe is a subframe which is reserved foruplink transmission. The special subframe has three fields. The threefields are a DwPTS (Downlink Pilot Time Slot), a GP (Guard Period), andan UpPTS (Uplink Pilot Time Slot). The total length of the DwPTS, theGP, and the UpPTS is 1 ms. The DwPTS is a field which is reserved fordownlink transmission. The UpPTS is a field which is reserved for uplinktransmission. The GP is a field where downlink transmission and uplinktransmission are not performed. The special subframe may have only theDwPTS and the GP or may have only the GP and the UpPTS.

A single radio frame has at least a downlink subframe, an uplinksubframe, and a special subframe.

The radio communication system of this embodiment supportsdownlink-to-uplink switch-point periodicity of 5 ms and 10 ms. When thedownlink-to-uplink switch-point periodicity is 5 ms, a special subframeis included in both half frames in a radio frame. When thedownlink-to-uplink switch-point periodicity is 10 ms, a special subframeis included in only the first half frame of a radio frame.

Hereinafter, the configuration of a slot of this embodiment will bedescribed.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of a slot of thisembodiment. In this embodiment, a normal CP (normal Cyclic Prefix) isapplied to an OFDM symbol. An extended CP (extended Cyclic Prefix) maybe applied to an OFDM symbol. A physical signal or a physical channelwhich is transmitted in each slot is expressed by a resource grid. Inthe downlink, a resource grid is defined by a plurality of subcarrierswith respect to a frequency direction and a plurality of OFDM symbolswith respect to a time direction. In the uplink, a resource grid isdefined by a plurality of subcarriers with respect to a frequencydirection and a plurality of SC-FDMA symbols with respect to a timedirection. The number of subcarriers or resource blocks depends on abandwidth of a cell. The number of OFDM symbols or SC-FDMA symbols ofone slot is 7 on the normal CP and 6 on the extended CP. Each element ina resource grid is referred to as a resource element. A resource elementis identified using the number of a subcarrier and the number of an OFDMsymbol or SC-FDMA symbol.

A resource block is used for mapping to a resource element of a certainphysical channel (PDSCH, PUSCH, or the like). In the resource block, avirtual resource block and a physical resource block are defined. Acertain physical channel is first mapped to the virtual resource block.Thereafter, the virtual resource block is mapped to the physicalresource block. One physical resource block is defined from sevencontinuous OFDM symbols or SC-FDMA symbols in a time domain and twelvecontiguous subcarriers in a frequency domain. Therefore, one physicalresource block has (7×12) resource elements. Furthermore, one physicalresource block corresponds to one slot in the time domain, andcorresponds to 180 kHz in the frequency domain. The physical resourceblock is numbered from 0 in the frequency domain. Moreover, two resourceblocks in one subframe to which the same physical resource block numbercorresponds are defined as a physical resource block pair (PRB pair, RBpair).

Hereinafter, a physical channel and a physical signal which aretransmitted in each subframe will be described.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the mapping of physicalchannels and physical signals in the downlink subframe of thisembodiment. The base station device 3 can transmit the downlink physicalchannels (PBCH, PCFICH, PHICH, PDCCH, EPDCCH, PDSCH) and/or the downlinkphysical signals (synchronization signal, downlink reference signal) inthe downlink subframe. The PBCH is transmitted in only the subframe 0 ofthe radio frame. The downlink reference signal is mapped in the resourceelements distributed in the frequency domain and the time domain. Forsimplification of description, the downlink reference signal is notshown in FIG. 4.

In a PDCCH region, a plurality of PDCCHs may be subjected to frequencymultiplexing, time multiplexing, and/or spatial multiplexing. In anEPDCCH region, a plurality of EPDCCHs may be subjected to frequencymultiplexing, time multiplexing, and/or spatial multiplexing. In a PDSCHregion, a plurality of PDSCHs may be subjected to frequencymultiplexing, time multiplexing, and/or spatial multiplexing. The PDCCH,the PDSCH, and/or the EPDCCH may be subjected to frequency multiplexing,time multiplexing, and/or spatial multiplexing.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the mapping of physicalchannels and physical signals in an uplink subframe of this embodiment.The mobile station devices 1 may transmit the uplink physical channels(PUCCH, PUSCH, PRACH) and the uplink physical signals (UL-DMRS, SRS) inthe uplink subframe. In a PUCCH region, a plurality of PUCCHs arefrequency, time, space, and/or code-multiplexed. In a PUSCH region, aplurality of PUSCHs are frequency, time, space, and/or code-multiplexed.The PUCCH and the PUSCH may be frequency, time, space, and/orcode-multiplexed. The PRACH may be allocated over a single subframe ortwo subframes. A plurality of PRACHs may be code-multiplexed.

The SRS is transmitted using the last SC-FDMA symbol in the uplinksubframe. That is, the SRS is mapped in the last SC-FDMA symbol in theuplink subframe. The mobile station devices 1 can limit simultaneoustransmission of the SRS and the PUCCH/PUSCH/PRACH in a single SC-FDMAsymbol of a single cell. In a single uplink subframe of a single cell,the mobile station devices 1 can transmit the PUSCH and/or the PUCCHusing SC-FDMA symbols excluding the last SC-FDMA symbol in the uplinksubframe and can transmit the SRS using the last SC-FDMA symbol in theuplink subframe. That is, the mobile station devices 1 can transmit theSRS, and the PUSCH and the PUCCH in the single uplink subframe in thesingle cell. The DMRS is time-multiplexed on the PUCCH or the PUSCH. Forsimplification of description, the DMRS is not shown in FIG. 5.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the mapping of physicalchannels and physical signals in a special subframe of this embodiment.In FIG. 6, the DwPTS has the first to tenth SC-FDMA symbols in thespecial subframe, the GP has the eleventh and twelfth SC-FDMA symbols inthe special subframe, and the UpPTS has the thirteenth and fourteenthSC-FDMA symbols in the special subframe.

The base station device 3 may transmit the PCFICH, the PHICH, the PDCCH,the EPDCCH, the PDSCH, the synchronization signal, and the downlinkreference signal in the DwPTS of the special subframe. The base stationdevice 3 can limit the transmission of the PBCH in the DwPTS of thespecial subframe. The mobile station devices 1 may transmit the PRACHand the SRS in the UpPTS of the special subframe. That is, the mobilestation devices 1 can limit the transmission of the PUCCH, the PUSCH,and the DMRS in the UpPTS of the special subframe.

FIG. 7 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of amobile station device 1 of this embodiment. As shown in the drawing, themobile station device 1 includes a higher layer processing unit 101, acontrol unit 103, a reception unit 105, a transmission unit 107, and atransmission/reception antenna 109. The higher layer processing unit 101includes a radio resource control unit 1011, a subframe configurationunit 1013, a scheduling information interpretation unit 1015, and achannel state information (CSI) report control unit 1017. The receptionunit 105 includes a decoding unit 1051, a demodulation unit 1053, ademultiplexing unit 1055, a radio reception unit 1057, and a channelmeasurement unit 1059. The transmission unit 107 includes a coding unit1071, a modulation unit 1073, a multiplexing unit 1075, a radiotransmission unit 1077, and an uplink reference signal generation unit1079.

The higher layer processing unit 101 outputs uplink data (transportblock) generated by user's operation to the transmission unit 107. Thehigher layer processing unit 101 performs processing of a medium accesscontrol (MAC) layer, a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer, aradio link control (RLC) layer, and a radio resource control (RRC)layer.

The radio resource control unit 1011 in the higher layer processing unit101 manages various kinds of configuration information of the mobilestation device. The radio resource control unit 1011 generatesinformation to be mapped in each channel of the uplink and outputs thegenerated information to the transmission unit 107.

The subframe configuration unit 1013 in the higher layer processing unit101 manages a subframe configuration in the base station device 3 and/ora base station device different from the base station device 3 based oninformation configured by the base station device 3. For example, thesubframe configuration is the configuration of the uplink or downlinkfor a subframe. The subframe configuration includes a subframe patternconfiguration, an uplink-downlink configuration, an uplink referenceUL-DL configuration (Uplink reference configuration), a downlinkreference UL-DL configuration (Downlink reference configuration), and/ora transmission direction UL-DL configuration (transmission directionconfiguration). The subframe configuration unit 1013 sets the subframeconfiguration, the subframe pattern configuration, the uplink-downlinkconfiguration, the uplink reference UL-DL configuration, the downlinkreference UL-DL configuration, and/or the transmission direction UL-DLconfiguration. The subframe configuration unit 1013 can set at least twosubframe sets. The subframe pattern configuration includes an EPDCCHsubframe configuration. The subframe configuration unit 1013 is referredto as a terminal subframe configuration unit.

The scheduling information interpretation unit 1015 in the higher layerprocessing unit 101 interprets the DCI format (scheduling information)received through the reception unit 105, generates control informationto control the reception unit 105 and the transmission unit 107 based onthe interpretation result of the DCI format, and outputs the generatedcontrol information to the control unit 103.

The scheduling information interpretation unit 1015 determines thetiming of transmission processing and reception processing based on thesubframe configuration, the subframe pattern configuration, theuplink-downlink configuration, the uplink reference UL-DL configuration,the downlink reference UL-DL configuration, and/or the transmissiondirection UL-DL configuration.

The CSI report control unit 1017 specifies a CSI reference resource. TheCSI report control unit 1017 instructs the channel measurement unit 1059to derive a CQI associated with the CSI reference resource. The CSIreport control unit 1017 instructs the transmission unit 107 to transmitthe CQI. The CSI report control unit 1017 sets a configuration which isused when the channel measurement unit 1059 calculates the CQI.

The control unit 103 generates control signals to control the receptionunit 105 and the transmission unit 107 based on the control informationfrom the higher layer processing unit 101. The control unit 103 outputsthe generated control signals to the reception unit 105 and thetransmission unit 107 to control the reception unit 105 and thetransmission unit 107.

The reception unit 105 separates, demodulates, and decodes receptionsignals received from the base station device 3 by thetransmission/reception antenna 109 based on the control signals inputfrom the control unit 103. The reception unit 105 outputs the decodedinformation to the higher layer processing unit 101.

The radio reception unit 1057 converts the signals of the downlinkreceived by the transmission/reception antenna 109 to an intermediatefrequency (down covert), removes unnecessary frequency components,controls an amplification level such that the signal levels areappropriately maintained, performs quadrature demodulation based on thein-phase components and quadrature components of the received signals,and converts the quadrature-demodulated analog signals to digitalsignals. The radio reception unit 1057 removes a portion correspondingto a guard interval (GI) from the converted digital signals, performsfast Fourier transform (FFT) on the signals with the guard intervalremoved, and extracts the signals of the frequency domain.

The demultiplexing unit 1055 separates the PHICH, the PDCCH, the EPDCCH,the PDSCH, and/or the downlink reference signal from the extractedsignals. The demultiplexing unit 1055 compensates for the propagationpath of the PHICH, the PDCCH, the EPDCCH, and/or the PDSCH from anestimation value of the propagation path input from the channelmeasurement unit 1059. The demultiplexing unit 1055 outputs theseparated downlink reference signal to the channel measurement unit1059.

The demodulation unit 1053 synthesizes the signals by multiplying thePHICH by a corresponding code, performs demodulation according to a BPSK(Binary Phase Shift Keying) modulation system on the synthesizedsignals, and outputs the demodulation result to the decoding unit 1051.The decoding unit 1051 decodes the PHICH addressed to the mobile stationdevice and outputs the decoded HARQ indicator to the higher layerprocessing unit 101. The demodulation unit 1053 performs demodulationaccording to a QPSK modulation system on the PDCCH and/or the EPDCCH andoutputs the demodulation result to the decoding unit 1051. The decodingunit 1051 attempts to decode the PDCCH and/or the EPDCCH, and whendecoding is successful, outputs the decoded downlink control informationand the RNTI, to which the downlink control information corresponds, tothe higher layer processing unit 101.

The demodulation unit 1053 performs demodulation according to amodulation system notified by the downlink grant, such as QPSK(Quadrature Phase Shift Keying), 16QAM (Quadrature AmplitudeModulation), or 64QAM, on the PDSCH and outputs the demodulation resultto the decoding unit 1051. The decoding unit 1051 performs decodingbased on information concerning an encoding rate notified by thedownlink control information and outputs the decoded downlink data(transport block) to the higher layer processing unit 101.

The channel measurement unit 1059 measures a path loss or a channelstate of the downlink from the downlink reference signal input from thedemultiplexing unit 1055 and outputs the measured path loss or themeasured state of the channel to the higher layer processing unit 101.The channel measurement unit 1059 calculates an estimation value of thepropagation path of the downlink from the downlink reference signal andoutputs the estimation value to the demultiplexing unit 1055. Thechannel measurement unit 1059 performs channel measurement and/orinterference measurement to calculate the CQI.

The transmission unit 107 generates the uplink reference signalaccording to the control signals from the control unit 103, encodes andmodulates uplink data (transport block) input from the higher layerprocessing unit 101, multiplexes the PUCCH, PUSCH, and the generateduplink reference signal, and transmits the multiplexed signals to thebase station device 3 through the transmission/reception antenna 109.

The coding unit 1071 performs encoding, such as convolution encoding orblock encoding, on the uplink control information input from the higherlayer processing unit 101. The coding unit 1071 performs turbo encodingbased on information which is used for the scheduling of the PUSCH.

The modulation unit 1073 modulates an encoding bit input from the codingunit 1071 by a modulation system notified by the downlink controlinformation, such as BPS K, QPSK, 16QAM, or 64QAM, or a modulationsystem determined in advance for each channel. The modulation unit 1073determines the number of sequences of data to be spatially multiplexedbased on information which is used for the scheduling of the PUSCH, andmaps a plurality of pieces of uplink data transmitted by the same PUSCHto a plurality of sequences and performs precoding on the sequencesusing MIMO SM (Multiple Input Multiple Output Spatial Multiplexing).

The uplink reference signal generation unit 1079 generates a sequenceobtained by a rule (expression) determined in advance based on aphysical layer cell identifier (physical cell identity: PCI, referred toas a cell ID or the like) for identifying the base station device 3, abandwidth where the uplink reference signal is allocated, a cyclic shiftnotified by the uplink grant, the values of parameters for generation ofa DMRS sequence, and the like. The multiplexing unit 1075 rearranges themodulation symbols of the PUSCH in parallel according to the controlsignals input from the control unit 103 and then performs discreteFourier transform (DFT). The multiplexing unit 1075 multiplexes thesignals of the PUCCH and the PUSCH and the generated uplink referencesignal for each transmission antenna port. That is, the multiplexingunit 1075 maps the signals of the PUCCH and the PUSCH and the generateduplink reference signal in the resource elements for each transmissionantenna port.

The radio transmission unit 1077 performs inverse fast Fourier transform(IFFT) on the multiplexed signals, performs modulation according to aSC-FDMA system, appends a guard interval to SC-FDMA modulated SC-FDMAsymbols, generates baseband digital signals, converts the basebanddigital signals to analog signals, generates in-phase components andquadrature components having an intermediate frequency from the analogsignals, removes excessive frequency components for the intermediatefrequency band, converts signals having an intermediate frequency tosignals having a high frequency (up convert), removes excessivefrequency components, performs power amplification, and outputs andtransmits the power-amplified signals to the transmission/receptionantenna 109.

FIG. 8 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of a basestation device 3 of this embodiment. As shown in the drawing, the basestation device 3 includes a higher layer processing unit 301, a controlunit 303, a reception unit 305, a transmission unit 307, and atransmission/reception antenna 309. The higher layer processing unit 301includes a radio resource control unit 3011, a subframe configurationunit 3013, a scheduling unit 3015, and a CSI report control unit 3017.The reception unit 305 includes a decoding unit 3051, a demodulationunit 3053, a demultiplexing unit 3055, a radio reception unit 3057, anda channel measurement unit 3059. The transmission unit 307 includes acoding unit 3071, a modulation unit 3073, a multiplexing unit 3075, aradio transmission unit 3077, and a downlink reference signal generationunit 3079.

The higher layer processing unit 301 performs processing of the mediumaccess control (MAC) layer, the packet data convergence protocol (PDCP)layer, the radio link control (RLC) layer, and the radio resourcecontrol (RRC) layer. The higher layer processing unit 301 generatescontrol information to control the reception unit 305 and thetransmission unit 307 and outputs the generated control information tothe control unit 303.

The radio resource control unit 3011 in the higher layer processing unit301 generates downlink data (transport block) arranged in the PDSCH ofthe downlink, system information, an RRC message, a MAC CE (ControlElement), and the like, or acquires downlink data, the systeminformation, the RRC message, and the MAC CE from a higher node, andoutputs downlink data, the system information, the RRC message, and theMAC CE to the transmission unit 307. The radio resource control unit3011 manages various kinds of configuration information of each of themobile station devices 1.

The subframe configuration unit 3013 in the higher layer processing unit301 manages the subframe configuration, the subframe patternconfiguration, the uplink-downlink configuration, the uplink referenceUL-DL configuration, the downlink reference UL-DL configuration, and/orthe transmission direction UL-DL configuration for each mobile stationdevice 1. The subframe configuration unit 3013 sets the subframeconfiguration, the subframe pattern configuration, the uplink-downlinkconfiguration, the uplink reference UL-DL configuration, the downlinkreference UL-DL configuration, and/or the transmission direction UL-DLconfiguration for each mobile station device 1. The subframeconfiguration unit 3013 transmits information concerning the subframeconfiguration to the mobile station devices 1. The subframeconfiguration unit 3013 is referred to as a base station subframeconfiguration unit.

The base station device 3 may determine the subframe configuration, thesubframe pattern configuration, the uplink-downlink configuration, theuplink reference UL-DL configuration, the downlink reference UL-DLconfiguration, and/or the transmission direction UL-DL configuration forthe mobile station devices 1. The base station device 3 may determinethe subframe configuration, the subframe pattern configuration, theuplink-downlink configuration, the uplink reference UL-DL configuration,the downlink reference UL-DL configuration, and/or the transmissiondirection UL-DL configuration for the mobile station devices 1 indicatedfrom the higher node.

For example, the subframe configuration unit 3013 may determine thesubframe configuration, the subframe pattern configuration, theuplink-downlink configuration, the uplink reference UL-DL configuration,the downlink reference UL-DL configuration, and/or the transmissiondirection UL-DL configuration based on the traffic amount of the uplinkand the traffic amount of the downlink.

The subframe configuration unit 3013 can manage at least two subframesets. The subframe configuration unit 3013 may set at least two subframesets for each mobile station device 1. The subframe configuration unit3013 may set at least two subframe sets for each serving cell. Thesubframe configuration unit 3013 may set at least two subframe sets foreach CSI process. The subframe configuration unit 3013 can transmitinformation representing at least two subframe sets to the mobilestation devices 1 through the transmission unit 307.

The scheduling unit 3015 in the higher layer processing unit 301determines the frequency and subframe to which the physical channels(PDSCH and PUSCH) are allocated, the encoding rate and the modulationsystem of the physical channels (PDSCH and PUSCH), transmission power,and the like from the channel state information, the estimation value ofthe propagation path or the channel quality input from the channelmeasurement unit 3059, and the like. The scheduling unit 3015 determineswhether or not to schedule the downlink physical channels and/or thedownlink physical signals or the uplink physical channels and/or theuplink physical signals in a flexible subframe. The scheduling unit 3015generates control information (for example, DCI format) to control thereception unit 305 and the transmission unit 307 based on the schedulingresult and outputs the generated control information to the control unit303.

The scheduling unit 3015 generates information, which is used for thescheduling of the physical channels (PDSCH and PUSCH), based on thescheduling result. The scheduling unit 3015 determines the timing(subframe) of transmission processing and reception processing based onthe UL-DL configuration, the subframe pattern configuration, theuplink-downlink configuration, the uplink reference UL-DL configuration,the downlink reference UL-DL configuration, and/or the transmissiondirection UL-DL configuration.

The CSI report control unit 3017 in the higher layer processing unit 301controls a CSI report of the mobile station device 1. The CSI reportcontrol unit 3017 transmits information representing variousconfigurations, which are assumed when the mobile station device 1derives a CQI in a CSI reference resource, to the mobile station device1 through the transmission unit 307.

The control unit 303 generates control signals to control the receptionunit 305 and the transmission unit 307 based on the control informationfrom the higher layer processing unit 301. The control unit 303 outputsthe generated control signals to the reception unit 305 and thetransmission unit 307 to control the reception unit 305 and thetransmission unit 307.

The reception unit 305 separates, demodulates, and decodes receptionsignals received from the mobile station devices 1 through thetransmission/reception antenna 309 according to the control signalsinput from the control unit 303 and outputs the decoded information tothe higher layer processing unit 301. The radio reception unit 3057converts the signals of the uplink received through thetransmission/reception antenna 309 to an intermediate frequency (downcovert), removes unnecessary frequency components, controls anamplification level such that the signal levels are appropriatelymaintained, performs quadrature demodulation based on the in-phasecomponents and the quadrature components of the received signals, andconverts the quadrature-demodulated analog signals to digital signals.

The radio reception unit 3057 removes a portion corresponding to theguard interval (GI) from the converted digital signals. The radioreception unit 3057 performs fast Fourier transform (FFT) on the signalswith the guard interval removed, extracts the signals of the frequencydomain, and outputs the extracted signals to the demultiplexing unit3055.

The demultiplexing unit 1055 separates the signals input from the radioreception unit 3057 into the PUCCH, the PUSCH, the uplink referencesignal, and the like. The separation is performed based on allocationinformation of radio resources included in the uplink grant determinedby the radio resource control unit 3011 of the base station device 3 andnotified to each mobile station device 1. The demultiplexing unit 3055compensates for the propagation path of the PUCCH and the PUSCH from theestimation value of the propagation input from the channel measurementunit 3059. The demultiplexing unit 3055 outputs the separated uplinkreference signal to the channel measurement unit 3059.

The demodulation unit 3053 performs inverse discrete Fourier transform(IDFT) on the PUSCH, acquires the modulation symbols, and demodulatesthe reception signals using a modulation system determined in advance,such as BPSK (Binary Phase Shift Keying), QPSK, 16QAM, or 64QAM, or amodulation system notified in advance from the base station device toeach of the mobile station devices 1 by the uplink grant on each of themodulation symbols of the PUCCH and the PUSCH. The demodulation unit3053 separates the modulation symbols of a plurality of pieces of uplinkdata transmitted in the same PUSCH using MIMO SM based on the number ofsequences to be spatially multiplexed notified in advance to each of themobile station devices 1 by the uplink grant and information indicatingprecoding on the sequences.

The decoding unit 3051 decodes the encoding bits of the demodulatedPUCCH and PUSCH at an encoding rate determined in advance of an encodingsystem determined in advance or an encoding rate notified in advancefrom the base station device to each of the mobile station devices 1 bythe uplink grant and outputs the decoded uplink data and the uplinkcontrol information to the higher layer processing unit 101. Whenretransmitting the PUSCH, the decoding unit 3051 decodes an encoding bitheld in a HARQ buffer input from the higher layer processing unit 301and the demodulated encoding bit. The channel measurement unit 309measures the estimation value of the propagation path, the channelquality, and the like from the uplink reference signal input from thedemultiplexing unit 3055 and outputs the measurement result to thedemultiplexing unit 3055 and the higher layer processing unit 301.

The transmission unit 307 generates the downlink reference signalaccording to the control signals input from the control unit 303,encodes and modulates the HARQ indicator and the downlink controlinformation, and downlink data input from the higher layer processingunit 301, multiplexes the PHICH, the PDCCH, the EPDCCH, the PDSCH, andthe downlink reference signal, and outputs the signals to the mobilestation devices 1 through the transmission/reception antenna 309.

The coding unit 3071 encodes the HARQ indicator, the downlink controlinformation, and downlink data input from the higher layer processingunit 301 using an encoding system determined in advance, such as blockencoding, convolution encoding, or turbo encoding, or an encoding systemdetermined by the radio resource control unit 3011. The modulation unit3073 modulates the encoding bit input from the coding unit 3071 by amodulation system determined in advance, such as BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, or64QAM, or a modulation system determined by the radio resource controlunit 3011.

The downlink reference signal generation unit 3079 generates a sequenceobtained by a rule determined in advance based on the physical layercell identifier (PCI) or the like for identifying the base stationdevice 3 and known to the mobile station devices 1 as the downlinkreference signal. The multiplexing unit 3075 multiplexes the modulationsymbols of each modulated channel and the generated downlink referencesignal. That is, the multiplexing unit 3075 maps the modulation symbolsof each modulated channel and the generated downlink reference signal inthe resource elements.

The radio transmission unit 3077 performs inverse fast Fourier transform(IFFT) on the multiplexed modulation symbols and the like, performsmodulation according to an OFDM system, appends a guard interval to theOFDM-modulated OFDM symbols, generates baseband digital signals,converts the baseband digital signals to analog signals, generatesin-phase components and quadrature components having an intermediatefrequency from the analog signals, removes excessive frequencycomponents for the intermediate frequency band, converts the signalshaving the intermediate frequency to signals having a high frequency (upconvert), removes excessive frequency components, performs poweramplification, and outputs and transmits the power-amplified signals tothe transmission/reception antenna 309.

Hereinafter, the details of the EPDCCH will be described. Similarly tothe PDCCH, the EPDCCH is used to notify of the DCI (Downlink controlinformation).

The EPDCCH is transmitted using an aggregation of one or more ECCEs(Enhanced control channel elements). Each ECCE has a plurality of EREGs(Enhanced resource element groups). The EREGs are used to define mappingto the resource elements of the EPDCCH. In each RB pair, 16 EREGsnumbered 0 to 15 are defined. That is, in each RB pair, EREG0 to EREG15are defined. In each RB pair, EREG0 to EREG15 are defined periodicallywith priority to the frequency direction for resource elements otherthan resource elements to which prescribed signals and/or channels aremapped. For example, resource elements to which a demodulation referencesignal associated with the EPDCCH transmitted through antenna ports 107to 110 is mapped define no EREGs.

The number of ECCEs used for one EPDCCH depends on an EPDCCH format andis determined based on other parameters. The number of ECCEs used forone EPDCCH is referred to as an aggregation level. For example, thenumber of ECCEs used for one EPDCCH is determined based on the number ofresource elements which can be used for EPDCCH transmission in one RBpair, a transmission method of the EPDCCH, and the like. For example,the number of ECCEs used for one EPDCCH is 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, or 32. Thenumber of EREGs used for one ECCE is determined based on the type of asubframe and the type of a cyclic prefix and is 4 or 8. As thetransmission method of the EPDCCH, distributed transmission andlocalized transmission are supported.

The EPDCCH can use the distributed transmission and the localizedtransmission. The distributed transmission and the localizedtransmission are different in mapping of the ECCEs to the EREGs and theRB pairs. For example, in the distributed transmission, one ECCE isconstituted using the EREGs of a plurality of RB pairs. In the localizedtransmission, one ECCE is constituted using the EREGs of one RB pair.

The base station device 3 performs the configuration concerning theEPDCCH for the mobile station devices 1. The mobile station devices 1monitor a plurality of EPDCCHs based on the configuration from the basestation device 3. A set of RB pairs which the mobile station devices 1monitor the EPDCCH can be configured. A set of RB pairs is referred toas an EPDCCH set or an EPDCCH-PRB set. One or more EPDCCH sets can beconfigured for one mobile station device 1. Each EPDCCH set has one ormore RB pairs. The configuration concerning the EPDCCH can be performedseparately for each EPDCCH set.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of an EPDCCH set. In FIG. 9, in abandwidth of a cell having 25 RB pairs, three EPDCCH sets are configuredas EPDCCH sets 0 to 2. For example, the EPDCCH set 0 has two RB pairs,the EPDCCH set 1 has four RB pairs, and the EPDCCH set 2 has four RBpairs. Each EPDCCH set constitutes one set of a plurality of ECCEs. Thenumber of ECCEs in one EPDCCH set is determined based on the number ofRB pairs set as the EPDCCH set and the number of EREGs used for oneECCE. When the number of ECCEs in one EPDCCH set is N, each EPDCCH sethas ECCEs numbered 0 to N−1. When the number of EREGs which are used forone ECCE is 4, the EPDCCH set 0 has eight ECCEs, the EPDCCH set 1 has 16ECCEs, and the EPDCCH set 2 has 16 ECCEs.

The candidates of the EPDCCH which are monitored by the mobile stationdevices 1 are defined based on the ECCEs in the EPDCCH set. A set ofcandidates of the EPDCCH is defined as a search space (search region). AUE-specific search space which is a search space specific to the mobilestation devices 1 and a common search space which is a search spacespecific to the base station device 3 (cell, transmission point, UEgroup) are defined. The monitoring of the EPDCCH includes that themobile station devices 1 attempt to decode each of the candidates of theEPDCCH in the search space according to the DCI format to be monitored.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an EPDCCH search space. InFIG. 10, an example of a search space where an aggregation level L is 1,2, 4, and 8 in an EPDCCH set having 16 ECCEs is shown. When theaggregation level L is 1, 2, 4, and 8, the number of candidates of theEPDCCH is 6, 5, 3, and 2. The ECCEs corresponding to the candidates ofthe EPDCCH in the search space is given by a numerical expression inFIG. 10. However, m represents an index of each of the candidates of theEPDCCH and is 0 to M_(p) ^((L))−1. M_(p) ^((L)) is the number ofcandidates of the EPDCCH monitored by the aggregation level L in anEPDCCH EPDCCH set p. N_(ECCE,p,k) is the number of ECCEs in an EPDCCHset p of a subframe k. b is the value of the CIF when a CIF (Carrierindicator field) is configured and is 0 otherwise. i is 0 to L−1. InFIG. 10, Y_(p,k) is 3. When the aggregation level L is 4, the candidate0 of the EPDCCH is given by the ECCEs 0 to 3, the candidate 1 of theEPDCCH is given by the ECCEs 4 to 7, and the candidate 2 of the EPDCCHis given by the ECCEs 8 to 11.

Y_(p,k) represents a value in the EPDCCH set p and the subframe k.Y_(p,k) can be configured independently by a search space. In the commonsearch space, Y_(p,k) is a value specific to the base station device 3(cell). For example, in the common search space, Y_(p,k) is a valuedefined in advance or a value determined based on the parametersspecific to the base station device 3. In the UE-specific search space,Y_(p,k) is a value specific to the mobile station devices 1. Forexample, Y_(p,k) is a prescribed value and is determined based on thesubframe k and the RNTI (for example, C-RNTI) of the mobile stationdevice 1. In FIG. 10, Y_(p,k) is 3. A plurality of common search spacesand/or a plurality of UE-specific search spaces may be configured in oneEPDCCH set.

Configuration information of the EPDCCH is transmitted in a state ofincluding at least one of a MIB, a system information block type 1message, and a system information message. The EPDCCH configured byusing the above transmission method is referred to a first EPDCCH.

The configuration information of the EPDCCH is transmitted in a state ofincluding at least one of a RRC message, a MAC CE (Control Element), andcontrol information (for example, DCI format) of the physical layer. TheEPDCCH configured by using the above transmission method is referred toa second EPDCCH.

Although the search space is configured in each aggregation, in thefollowing description, a set of search spaces in each aggregation issimply referred to as a search space. That is, in the followingdescription, a search space includes a set of search spaces.

Hereinafter, the details of the subframe configuration will bedescribed.

For example, the subframe configuration is a configuration concerningthe type of the subframe for each subframe. The type of a subframeincludes a downlink subframe, an uplink subframe, a special subframe,and a flexible subframe. In the following description, the downlinksubframe is referred to as D, the uplink subframe is referred to as U,the special subframe is referred to as S, and the flexible subframe isreferred to as F.

The subframe configuration can be performed using information of variousforms or formats. For example, the subframe configuration can beperformed using explicit or implicit information for each subframe. Thesubframe configuration can be performed using explicit or implicitinformation for a prescribed number of subframes. The subframeconfiguration can be performed using information corresponding to aplurality of subframe configurations defined in advance.

FIG. 11 is an example of an uplink-downlink configuration. In FIG. 11,as the subframe configuration, an uplink-downlink configuration is used.Seven uplink-downlink configurations are defined in advance, and anumber (index) corresponding to each uplink-downlink configuration isallocated. In each uplink-downlink configuration, the type of thesubframe is defined for ten subframes in one radio frame. For example,the base station device 3 notifies each mobile station device 1 of thenumber of the uplink-downlink configuration, whereby the base stationdevice 3 can perform the uplink-downlink configuration in the radioframe to the mobile station device 1. The mobile station device 1 isnotified of the number of the uplink-downlink configuration from thebase station device 3, whereby the mobile station device 1 can besubjected to the uplink-downlink configuration in the radio frame fromthe base station device 3.

The uplink-downlink configuration is a configuration concerning thepattern of a subframe in a radio frame. The uplink-downlinkconfiguration represents whether each subframe in a radio frame is adownlink subframe, an uplink subframe, or a special subframe.

The pattern of a downlink subframe, an uplink subframe, or a specialsubframe represents whether each of subframes #0 to #9 is a downlinksubframe, an uplink subframe, and a special subframe, and is preferablyexpressed by an arbitrary combination of D, U, and S having a length of10. More preferably, the head subframe (that is, the subframe #0) is D,and the second subframe (that is, the subframe #1) is S.

In FIG. 11, the subframe 1 in the radio frame is constantly a specialsubframe. In FIG. 11, the subframes 0 and 5 are constantly reserved fordownlink transmission, and the subframe 2 is constantly reserved foruplink transmission. In FIG. 11, when the downlink-to-uplinkswitch-point periodicity is 5 ms, the subframe 6 in the radio frame is aspecial subframe, and when the downlink-to-uplink switch-pointperiodicity is 10 ms, the subframe 6 in the radio frame is a downlinksubframe.

The base station device 3 performs the subframe configuration inprescribed subframes to each mobile station device 1. The mobile stationdevice 1 monitors the control channels including the PDCCH and/or theEPDCCH based on the subframe configuration set from the base stationdevice 3.

The subframe configuration can be performed using various methods orcontrol information. For example, the subframe configuration isperformed using one or more uplink-downlink configurations and/or one ormore kinds of bitmap information. The control information which is usedfor the subframe configuration can be transmitted as informationspecific to the base station device 3 or each mobile station device 1.The control information which is used for the subframe configuration canbe transmitted using various methods, such as the PDCCH, the EPDCCH, theMIB, the SIB, and/or the RRC. The bitmap information is information of abitmap format for prescribed subframes. For example, an EPDCCH subframeconfiguration is a configuration concerning the monitoring of the EPDCCHas the bitmap information.

The monitoring of the control channels can be switched (determined)based on the subframe configuration. For example, in the monitoring ofthe control channels, first monitoring and second monitoring can beswitched based on the subframe configuration. The monitoring of thecontrol channels determined based on the subframe configuration can beperformed using various methods or rules.

The monitoring of the control channels can switch among differentcontrol channels and/or different search spaces. For example, in themonitoring of the control channels, a PDCCH or an EPDCCH is determined.In the monitoring of the control channels, a PDCCH search space(PDCCH-SS) or an EPDCCH search space (EPDCCH-SS) is determined. In themonitoring of the control channels, a CSS or a USS is determined. In themonitoring of the control channels, a PDCCH-CSS which is a common searchspace for monitoring the PDCCH, a PDCCH-USS which is a UE-specificsearch space for monitoring the PDCCH, an EPDCCH-CSS which is a commonsearch space for monitoring the EPDCCH, or an EPDCCH-USS which is aUE-specific search space for monitoring the EPDCCH is determined. TheEPDCCH-SS includes the EPDCCH-CSS and the EPDCCH-USS. The PDCCH-SSincludes the PDCCH-CSS and the PDCCH-USS.

The CSS is a search space which is configured using parameters specificto the base station device 3 (cell, transmission point) and/orparameters defined in advance. For example, the CSS is a search spacewhich can be used in common by a plurality of mobile station devices.For this reason, the base station device 3 maps the control channelscommon to a plurality of mobile station devices to the CSS, therebyreducing the resources for transmitting the control channels. The USS isat least a search space which is configured using the parametersspecific to the mobile station devices 1. For this reason, since the USScan transmit the control channels specific to the mobile station devices1 individually, the base station device 3 can efficiently control themobile station devices 1.

The CSS may be configured further using the parameters specific to themobile station devices 1. In this case, it is preferable that theparameters specific to the mobile station devices 1 are configured tohave the same values among a plurality of mobile station devices. Evenwhen the CSS is configured further using the parameters specific to themobile station devices 1, the CSS is common among a plurality of mobilestation devices in which the same parameters are configured. Forexample, a unit in which the same parameters are configured among aplurality of mobile station devices is a cell, a transmission point, aUE group, or the like. Since a plurality of mobile station devices inwhich the same parameters are configured can receive the common controlchannels mapped to the CSS, the resources for transmitting the controlchannels can be reduced. The search space is referred to as a USS,instead of a CSS. That is, a USS which is a search space common to aplurality of mobile station devices may be configured. A USS specific toone mobile station device is referred to as a first USS, and a USScommon to a plurality of mobile station devices is referred to as asecond USS.

The CSS of the first EPDCCH is configured by a mobile station device inwhich the EPDCCH can be configured, so as to be common between cells.The CSS of the first EPDCCH can be used for an initial access of themobile station device to the base station device. The CSS of the secondEPDCCH is configured in a common search space between the plurality ofmobile station devices. For example, a unit configured for the sameparameter between the plurality of mobile station devices may be a cell,a transmission point, a UE group, and the like.

In the monitoring of the control channels, configurations setindependently can be further switched for the same control channeland/or the same search space. The configurations are processing orconfigurations for the control channels to be monitored. Theconfigurations include configurations defined in advance. When aplurality of configurations are configured or defined and theconfigurations are independent, the processing or the configurations forthe control channels to be monitored are independent from one another. Aconfiguration 1 (first configuration) and a configuration 2 (secondconfiguration) correspond to first processing or configuration andsecond processing or configuration for the control channels to bemonitored. The monitoring of the configuration 1 and the monitoring ofthe configuration 2 can be made different and are respectively referredto as first monitoring and second monitoring. For example, theconfigurations set independently process mapping of the control channelsto be monitored to the resource elements independently. Theconfiguration 1 and the configuration 2 correspond to first mapping andsecond mapping of the control channels to be monitored to the resourceelements. The monitoring of the control channels corresponding to theconfigurations set independently of the same control channel and/or thesame search space can be regarded as independent monitoring. That is,the monitoring of the control channels can switch among theconfigurations set independently for the same control channel and/or thesame search space.

The monitoring of the control channels can switch among differentcontrol channels, different search spaces, and/or differentconfigurations. In the monitoring of the control channels correspondingto different control channels, different search spaces, and/or differentconfigurations, the processing or the configurations of the controlchannels can be made different. For example, when the monitoring of thecontrol channels is different, in the respective monitoring, themappings (mapping methods, mapping rules) of the control channels to bemonitored to the resource elements can be made different. Specifically,different mappings are different in the resource elements which are notused for the mapping of the control channels, and the configuration orstandard. The resource elements which are not used for the mapping ofthe control channels are regions or the like before a start symbol inthe CRS, the NZP CSI-RS, the ZP CSI-RS, and the RB pair.

The processing or the configurations of the control channels to bemonitored can be performed using various methods or assumptions. Theprocessing or the configurations of the control channels to be monitoredcan be determined or switched based on the monitoring of the controlchannels. For example, the processing or the configurations of thecontrol channels to be monitored are parameters for performingdemodulation processing and/or decoding processing on the controlchannels. For example, the processing or the configurations of thecontrol channels to be monitored are response signals to the PDSCHscheduled on the control channels.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a flowchart concerningmonitoring of control channels in a mobile station device. In Step S1,the mobile station devices 1 are subjected to the subframe configurationby the base station device 3. In Step S2, the mobile station devices 1determine the monitoring of the control channels based on the subframeconfiguration performed in Step S1. The mobile station devices 1determine the processing or the configurations of the control channelsto be monitored based on at least the monitoring of the control channeldetermined or configured in Step S2. When the first monitoring isdetermined in Step S2, in Step S3, the mobile station devices 1determine the first processing or configuration for the control channelsto be monitored. When the second monitoring is determined in Step S2, inStep S4, the mobile station devices 1 determine the second processing orconfiguration for the control channels to be monitored. In Step S5, themobile station devices 1 monitor the control channels based on theprocessing or configuration determined in Step S3 or S4.

The base station device 3 performs the subframe configuration on themobile station devices 1. The base station device 3 determines themonitoring of the control channels in the mobile station devices 1 basedon the subframe configuration on the mobile station devices 1. The basestation device 3 determines the processing or the configurations of thecontrol channels of the mobile station devices 1 based on the monitoringof the control channels determined for the mobile station devices 1.When the first monitoring is determined for the mobile station devices1, the base station device 3 determines the first processing orconfiguration for the control channels of the mobile station devices 1.When the second monitoring is determined for the mobile station devices1, the base station device 3 determines the second processing orconfiguration for the control channels of the mobile station devices 1.The base station device 3 maps the control channels of the mobilestation devices 1 to physical resources or logical resources based onthe determined processing or configuration of the control channels.

Three or more kinds of the monitoring of the control channels and theprocessing or configurations of the control channel to be monitored maybe configured or defined.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a subframe configuration andmonitoring of control channels. “◯” indicated in a certain subframemeans a search space where the base station device 3 can map the controlchannels to the mobile station devices 1 in the subframe and means asearch space where the mobile station devices 1 perform the monitoringof the control channel in the subframe. “-” indicated in a certainsubframe means a search space where the base station device 3 does notmap the control channels to the mobile station devices 1 in the subframeand means a search space where the mobile station devices 1 do notperform the monitoring of the control channels in the subframe.

An example of the subframe configuration is performed using oneuplink-downlink configuration and one EPDCCH subframe configuration. Forexample, the uplink-downlink configuration is configured through the SIBas a configuration specific to the base station device 3 (cell). TheEPDCCH subframe configuration is configured through RRC signaling as aconfiguration specific to the mobile station devices 1.

The mobile station devices 1 perform the monitoring of the controlchannels based on the subframe configuration from the base stationdevice 3. An example of the monitoring of the control channels switchesmonitoring of the PDCCH-SS or monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS for eachsubframe.

In a subframe where the uplink-downlink configuration is D or S, themonitoring of the control channels is performed. Of the subframes wherethe monitoring of the control channels is performed, in a subframe wherethe EPDCCH subframe configuration is 1, the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SSis performed. Of the subframes where the monitoring of the controlchannels is performed, in a subframe where the EPDCCH subframeconfiguration is 0, the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS is performed. In asubframe where the uplink-downlink configuration is U, the monitoring ofthe control channels is not performed.

The monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS is performed in a subframe where theuplink-downlink configuration is D or S and the EPDCCH subframeconfiguration is 1. The monitoring of the PDCCH-SS is performed in asubframe where the uplink-downlink configuration is D or S and theEPDCCH subframe configuration is 0. The monitoring of the controlchannels is not performed in a subframe where the uplink-downlinkconfiguration is U and the EPDCCH subframe configuration is 0.

The mobile station devices 1 determine or switch the processing or theconfigurations of the control channels to be monitored according towhether the monitoring in the subframe is the monitoring of the PDCCH-SSor the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS.

It can be assumed that, in the mobile station devices 1, the EPDCCHsubframe configuration does not become 1 in a subframe where theuplink-downlink configuration is U. The monitoring of the controlchannels cannot be performed in a subframe where the uplink-downlinkconfiguration is U, without depending on the EPDCCH subframeconfiguration. Even if the uplink-downlink configuration for a certainsubframe is U, when the EPDCCH subframe configuration for the subframeis 1, the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS may be performed. Even if theuplink-downlink configuration for a certain subframe is U, when theEPDCCH subframe configuration for the subframe is 0, the monitoring ofthe PDCCH-SS may be performed.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a subframe configuration andmonitoring of control channels. “◯” indicated in a certain subframemeans a search space where the base station device 3 can map the controlchannels to the mobile station devices 1 in the subframe and means asearch space where the mobile station devices 1 perform the monitoringof the control channels in the subframe. “-” indicated in a certainsubframe means a search space where the base station device 3 does notmap the control channels to the mobile station devices 1 in the subframeand means a search space where the mobile station devices 1 do notperform the monitoring of the control channels in the subframe.

An example of the subframe configuration is performed using twouplink-downlink configurations. For example, an uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1 is configured through the SIB as a configurationspecific to the base station device 3 (cell). An uplink-downlinkconfiguration 2 is configured through the PDCCH, the EPDCCH, or RRCsignaling as a configuration specific to a group of a plurality ofmobile station devices 1. The uplink-downlink configuration 2 may beconfigured through the PDCCH, the EPDCCH, or RRC signaling as aconfiguration specific to the mobile station devices 1. Theuplink-downlink configuration 2 may be configured through the PDCCH orRRC signaling as a configuration specific to the plurality of mobilestation devices 1. The uplink-downlink configuration 2 may be configuredthrough RRC signaling as a configuration specific to the mobile stationdevices 1. The uplink-downlink configuration 1 may be an uplinkreference UL-DL configuration. The uplink-downlink configuration 2 maybe a downlink reference UL-DL configuration.

The mobile station devices 1 perform the monitoring of the controlchannels based on the subframe configuration from the base stationdevice 3. An example of the monitoring of the control channels switchesmonitoring of the PDCCH-SS, first monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS(monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS (configuration 1)), or second monitoring ofthe EPDCCH-SS (monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS (configuration 2)) for eachsubframe. The configurations represent the processing or theconfigurations of the control channels to be monitored. That is, theconfiguration 1 and the configuration 2 represent that the processing orthe configurations for the control channels to be monitored areindependent.

In a subframe where at least one of the uplink-downlink configuration 1and the uplink-downlink configuration 2 is D or S, the monitoring of thecontrol channels is performed. In the subframes where the monitoring ofthe control channels is performed, the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS(configuration 1) and the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS (configuration 2)are determined based on the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and theuplink-downlink configuration 2. Within the subframes where themonitoring of the control channels is performed, the monitoring of theEPDCCH-SS (configuration 1) is performed in a subframe where both theuplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2are D or S. Within the subframes where the monitoring of the controlchannels is performed, the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS (configuration 1)is performed in a subframe where either of the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2 is D and theother one of the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 2 is S. Within the subframes where the monitoring of thecontrol channels is performed, the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS(configuration 2) is performed in a subframe where either of theuplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2is U and the other one of the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and theuplink-downlink configuration 2 is D or S. The monitoring of the controlchannels is not performed in a subframe where both the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2 are U.

The monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS (configuration 1) is performed in asubframe where both the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and theuplink-downlink configuration 2 are D or S. The monitoring of theEPDCCH-SS (configuration 1) is performed in a subframe where one of theuplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2is D and the other one of the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and theuplink-downlink configuration 2 is S. The monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS(configuration 2) is performed in a subframe where one of theuplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2is U and the other one of the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and theuplink-downlink configuration 2 is D or S. The monitoring of the controlchannels is not performed in a subframe where both the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2 are U. Themonitoring of the PDCCH-SS is not performed in all subframes.

It can be assumed that, in the mobile station devices 1, theuplink-downlink configuration 2 is not U in a subframe where theuplink-downlink configuration 1 is D. In a subframe where theuplink-downlink configuration 1 is D and the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 2 is U, the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS, the monitoring ofthe EPDCCH-SS (configuration 1), or the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS(configuration 2) may be performed. In a subframe where theuplink-downlink configuration 1 or the uplink-downlink configuration 2is S and the uplink-downlink configuration 1 or the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 2 is D or U, the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS, themonitoring of the EPDCCH-SS (configuration 1), or the monitoring of theEPDCCH-SS (configuration 2) may be performed.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a subframe configuration andmonitoring of control channels. “◯” indicated in a certain subframemeans a search space where the base station device 3 can map the controlchannels to the mobile station devices 1 in the subframe and means asearch space where the mobile station devices 1 perform the monitoringof the control channels in the subframe. “-” indicated in a certainsubframe means a search space where the base station device 3 does notmap the control channels to the mobile station devices 1 in the subframeand means a search space where the mobile station devices 1 do notperform the monitoring of the control channels in the subframe.

An example of the subframe configuration is performed using twouplink-downlink configurations and one EPDCCH subframe configuration.For example, an uplink-downlink configuration 1 is configured throughthe SIB as a configuration specific to the base station device 3 (cell).An uplink-downlink configuration 2 is configured through the PDCCH orRRC signaling as a configuration specific to a group of a plurality ofmobile station devices 1. The EPDCCH subframe configuration isconfigured through RRC signaling as a configuration specific to themobile station devices 1. The uplink-downlink configuration 2 may beconfigured through RRC signaling as a configuration specific to themobile station devices 1. The uplink-downlink configuration 1 may be anuplink reference UL-DL configuration. The uplink-downlink configuration2 may be a downlink reference UL-DL configuration.

The mobile station devices 1 perform the monitoring of the controlchannels based on the subframe configuration from the base stationdevice 3. An example of the monitoring of the control channels switchesmonitoring of the PDCCH-SS, first monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS(monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS (configuration 1)), or second monitoring ofthe EPDCCH-SS (monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS (configuration 2)) for eachsubframe. The configurations represent the processing or theconfigurations of the control channels to be monitored. That is, theconfiguration 1 and the configuration 2 represent that the processing orthe configurations of the control channels to be monitored areindependent.

In a subframe where at least one of the uplink-downlink configuration 1and the uplink-downlink configuration 2 is D or S, the monitoring of thecontrol channels is performed. Of the subframes where the monitoring ofthe control channels is performed, in a subframe where the EPDCCHsubframe configuration is 0, the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS isperformed. Of the subframes where the monitoring of the control channelsis performed, in a subframe where the EPDCCH subframe configuration is1, the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS is performed. In the subframe wherethe monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS is performed, the monitoring of theEPDCCH-SS (configuration 1) or the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS(configuration 2) is determined based on the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2. Of thesubframes where the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS is performed, in asubframe where both the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and theuplink-downlink configuration 2 are D or S, the monitoring of theEPDCCH-SS (configuration 1) is performed. Of the subframes where themonitoring of the EPDCCH-SS is performed, in a subframe where either ofthe uplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 2 is D and the other one of the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2 is S, themonitoring of the EPDCCH-SS (configuration 1) is performed. Of thesubframes where the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS is performed, in asubframe where either of the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and theuplink-downlink configuration 2 is U and the other one of theuplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2is D or S, the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS (configuration 2) isperformed. In a subframe where both the uplink-downlink configuration 1and the uplink-downlink configuration 2 are U, the monitoring of thecontrol channels is not performed.

The monitoring of the PDCCH-SS is performed in a subframe where at leastone of the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 2 is D or S and the EPDCCH subframe configuration is 0.The monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS (configuration 1) is performed in asubframe where both the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and theuplink-downlink configuration 2 are D or S and the EPDCCH subframeconfiguration is 1. The monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS (configuration 1) isperformed in a subframe where either of the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2 is D, the otherone of the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 2 is S, and the EPDCCH subframe configuration is 1. Themonitoring of the EPDCCH-SS (configuration 2) is performed in a subframewhere one of the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 2 is D or S, the other one of the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2 is U, and theEPDCCH subframe configuration is 1. The monitoring of the controlchannels is not performed in a subframe where both the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2 are U.

It may be assumed that, in the mobile station devices 1, theuplink-downlink configuration 2 does not become U in a subframe wherethe uplink-downlink configuration 1 is D. In a subframe where theuplink-downlink configuration 1 is D and the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 2 is U, the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS, the monitoring ofthe EPDCCH-SS (configuration 1), or the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS(configuration 2) may be performed. In a subframe where theuplink-downlink configuration 1 or the uplink-downlink configuration 2is S and the uplink-downlink configuration 1 or the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 2 is D or U, the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS, themonitoring of the EPDCCH-SS (configuration 1), or the monitoring of theEPDCCH-SS (configuration 2) may be performed.

It may be assumed that, in the mobile station devices 1, the EPDCCHsubframe configuration does not become 1 in a subframe where theuplink-downlink configuration 1 and/or the uplink-downlink configuration2 are U. In a subframe where the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and/orthe uplink-downlink configuration 2 are U, the monitoring of the controlchannels cannot be performed, without depending on the EPDCCH subframeconfiguration. Even if the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and theuplink-downlink configuration 2 for a certain subframe are U, when theEPDCCH subframe configuration for the subframe is 1, the monitoring ofthe EPDCCH-SS may be performed. Even if the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1 and/or the uplink-downlink configuration 2 for a certainsubframe are U, when the EPDCCH subframe configuration for the subframeis 0, the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS may be performed.

The monitoring of the PDCCH-SS may further switch the processing or theconfigurations of the control channels to be monitored based on theuplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2.That is, in a subframe where the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS isperformed, the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS (configuration 1) and themonitoring of the EPDCCH-SS (configuration 2) may be determined based onthe uplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 2. For example, of the subframes where the monitoring ofthe PDCCH-SS is performed, in a subframe where both the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2 are D or S, themonitoring of the EPDCCH-SS (configuration 1) may be performed. Of thesubframes where the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS is performed, in asubframe where either of the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and theuplink-downlink configuration 2 is U, the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS(configuration 2) may be performed.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a subframe configuration andmonitoring of control channels. “◯” indicated in a certain subframemeans a search space where the base station device 3 can map the controlchannels to the mobile station devices 1 in the subframe and means asearch space where the mobile station devices 1 perform the monitoringof the control channels in the subframe. “-” indicated in a certainsubframe means a search space where the base station device 3 does notmap the control channels to the mobile station devices 1 in the subframeand means a search space where the mobile station devices 1 do notperform the monitoring of the control channels in the subframe.

An example of the subframe configuration is performed using oneuplink-downlink configuration and two EPDCCH subframe configurations.For example, the uplink-downlink configuration is configured through theSIB as a configuration specific to the base station device 3 (cell). AnEPDCCH subframe configuration 1 and an EPDCCH subframe configuration 2are configured through RRC signaling as a configuration specific to themobile station devices 1. The EPDCCH subframe configuration 1 and theEPDCCH subframe configuration 2 may be configured as a configurationspecific to the base station device 3 (cell).

The mobile station devices 1 perform the monitoring of the controlchannels based on the subframe configuration from the base stationdevice 3. An example of the monitoring of the control channels switchesmonitoring of the PDCCH-SS, first monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS(monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS (configuration 1)), or second monitoring ofthe EPDCCH-SS (monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS (configuration 2)) for eachsubframe. The configurations represent the processing or theconfigurations of the control channels to be monitored. That is, theconfiguration 1 and the configuration 2 represent that the processing orthe configurations of the control channels to be monitored areindependent.

In a subframe where the uplink-downlink configuration is D or S and asubframe where at least one of the EPDCCH subframe configuration 1 andthe EPDCCH subframe configuration 2 is 1, the monitoring of the controlchannels is performed. Of the subframes where the monitoring of thecontrol channels is performed, in a subframe where both the EPDCCHsubframe configuration 1 and the EPDCCH subframe configuration 2 are 0,the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS is performed. Of the subframes where themonitoring of the control channels is performed, in a subframe where theEPDCCH subframe configuration 1 is 1, the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS(configuration 1) is performed. Of the subframes where the monitoring ofthe control channels is performed, in a subframe where the EPDCCHsubframe configuration 2 is 1, the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS(configuration 2) is performed. In a subframe where the uplink-downlinkconfiguration is U and the EPDCCH subframe configuration 1 and theEPDCCH subframe configuration 2 are 0, the monitoring of the controlchannels is not performed.

The monitoring of the PDCCH-SS is performed in a subframe where theuplink-downlink configuration is D or S and both the EPDCCH subframeconfiguration 1 and the EPDCCH subframe configuration 2 are 0. Themonitoring of the EPDCCH-SS (configuration 1) is performed in a subframewhere the EPDCCH subframe configuration 1 is 1, without depending on theuplink-downlink configuration. The monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS(configuration 2) is performed in a subframe where the EPDCCH subframeconfiguration 2 is 1, without depending on the uplink-downlinkconfiguration. The monitoring of the control channels is not performedin a subframe where the uplink-downlink configuration is U and theEPDCCH subframe configuration 1 and the EPDCCH subframe configuration 2are 0.

It may be assumed that, in the mobile station devices 1, EPDCCH subframeconfiguration 1 and/or the EPDCCH subframe configuration 2 do not become1 in a subframe where the uplink-downlink configuration is U. In asubframe where the uplink-downlink configuration is U, the monitoring ofthe control channels cannot be performed, without depending on theEPDCCH subframe configuration 1 and/or the EPDCCH subframe configuration2. In a subframe where the uplink-downlink configuration is U and theEPDCCH subframe configuration 1 and/or the EPDCCH subframe configuration2 are 0, the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS, the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS(configuration 1), or the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS (configuration 2)may be performed.

In a subframe where both the EPDCCH subframe configuration 1 and theEPDCCH subframe configuration 2 are 1, the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS(configuration 1) and the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS (configuration 2)may be performed. It may be assumed that, in the mobile station devices1, both the EPDCCH subframe configuration 1 and the EPDCCH subframeconfiguration 2 do not become 1. When both the EPDCCH subframeconfiguration 1 and the EPDCCH subframe configuration 2 are 1, it may beassumed that either the EPDCCH subframe configuration 1 or the EPDCCHsubframe configuration 2 is 1. That is, in a subframe where both theEPDCCH subframe configuration 1 and the EPDCCH subframe configuration 2are 1 and the monitoring of the control channels is performed, themonitoring of the EPDCCH-SS (configuration 1) or the monitoring of theEPDCCH-SS (configuration 2) may be performed. When both the EPDCCHsubframe configuration 1 and the EPDCCH subframe configuration 2 are 1,it may be assumed that both the EPDCCH subframe configuration 1 and theEPDCCH subframe configuration 2 are 0. That is, in a subframe where boththe EPDCCH subframe configuration 1 and the EPDCCH subframeconfiguration 2 are 1 and the monitoring of the control channels isperformed, the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS may be performed. In asubframe where both the EPDCCH subframe configuration 1 and the EPDCCHsubframe configuration 2 are 1, the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS may notbe performed.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a subframe configuration andmonitoring of control channels. “◯” indicated in a certain subframemeans a search space where the base station device 3 can map the controlchannels to the mobile station devices 1 in the subframe and means asearch space where the mobile station devices 1 perform the monitoringof the control channels in the subframe. “-” indicated in a certainsubframe means a search space where the base station device 3 does notmap the control channels to the mobile station devices 1 in the subframeand means a search space where the mobile station devices 1 do notperform the monitoring of the control channels in the subframe.

An example of the subframe configuration is performed using twouplink-downlink configurations. For example, an uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1 is configured through the SIB as a configurationspecific to the base station device 3 (cell). An uplink-downlinkconfiguration 2 is configured through the PDCCH or RRC signaling as aconfiguration specific to a group of a plurality of mobile stationdevices 1. The uplink-downlink configuration 2 may be configured throughRRC signaling as a configuration specific to the mobile station devices1. The uplink-downlink configuration 1 may be an uplink reference UL-DLconfiguration. The uplink-downlink configuration 2 may be a downlinkreference UL-DL configuration.

The mobile station devices 1 perform the monitoring of the controlchannels based on the subframe configuration from the base stationdevice 3. In this example, the monitoring of the EPDCCH is notconfigured. An example of the monitoring of the control channelsswitches first monitoring of the PDCCH-SS (monitoring of the PDCCH-SS(configuration 1)), or second monitoring of the PDCCH-SS (monitoring ofthe PDCCH-SS (configuration 2)) for each subframe. The configurationsrepresent the processing or the configurations of the control channelsto be monitored. That is, the configuration 1 and the configuration 2represent that the processing or the configurations of the controlchannels to be monitored are independent.

In a subframe where at least one of the uplink-downlink configuration 1and the uplink-downlink configuration 2 is D or S, the monitoring of thecontrol channels is performed. In the subframes where the monitoring ofthe control channels is performed, the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS(configuration 1) or the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS (configuration 2) isdetermined based on the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and theuplink-downlink configuration 2. Of the subframes where the monitoringof the control channels is performed, in a subframe where both theuplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2are D or S, the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS (configuration 1) isperformed. Of the subframes where the monitoring of the control channelsis performed, in a subframe where either of the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2 is D and theother one of the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 2 is S, the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS (configuration 1)is performed. Of the subframes where the monitoring of the controlchannels is performed, in a subframe where either of the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2 is U and theother one of the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 2 is D or S, the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS (configuration2) is performed. In a subframe where both the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2 are U, themonitoring of the control channels is not performed.

The monitoring of the PDCCH-SS (configuration 1) is performed in asubframe where both the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and theuplink-downlink configuration 2 are D or S. The monitoring of thePDCCH-SS (configuration 1) is performed in a subframe where one of theuplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2is D and the other one of the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and theuplink-downlink configuration 2 is S. The monitoring of the PDCCH-SS(configuration 2) is performed in a subframe where one of theuplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2is U and the other one of the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and theuplink-downlink configuration 2 is D or S. The monitoring of the controlchannels is not performed in a subframe where both the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2 are U. Themonitoring of the EPDCCH-SS is not performed in all subframes.

It can be assumed that, in the mobile station devices 1, theuplink-downlink configuration 2 does not become U in a subframe wherethe uplink-downlink configuration 1 is D. In a subframe where theuplink-downlink configuration 1 is D and the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 2 is U, the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS (configuration 1)or the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS (configuration 2) may be performed. Ina subframe where the uplink-downlink configuration 1 or theuplink-downlink configuration 2 is S and the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1 or the uplink-downlink configuration 2 is D or U, themonitoring of the PDCCH-SS (configuration 1) or the monitoring of thePDCCH-SS (configuration 2) may be performed.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of a subframe configuration andmonitoring of control channels. “◯” indicated in a certain subframemeans a search space where the base station device 3 can map the controlchannels to the mobile station devices 1 in the subframe and means asearch space where the mobile station devices 1 perform the monitoringof the control channel in the subframe. “-” indicated in a certainsubframe means a search space where the base station device 3 does notmap the control channels to the mobile station devices 1 in the subframeand means a search space where the mobile station devices 1 do notperform the monitoring of the control channels in the subframe.

An example of the subframe configuration is performed using twouplink-downlink configurations. For example, an uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1 is configured through the SIB as a configurationspecific to the base station device 3 (cell). An uplink-downlinkconfiguration 2 is configured through the PDCCH or RRC signaling as aconfiguration specific to a group of a plurality of mobile stationdevices 1. The uplink-downlink configuration 2 may be configured throughRRC signaling as a configuration specific to the mobile station devices1. The uplink-downlink configuration 1 may be an uplink reference UL-DLconfiguration. The uplink-downlink configuration 2 may be a downlinkreference UL-DL configuration.

The mobile station devices 1 perform the monitoring of the controlchannels based on the subframe configuration from the base stationdevice 3. An example of the monitoring of the control channels switchesmonitoring of the PDCCH-SS or monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS for eachsubframe.

In a subframe where at least one of the uplink-downlink configuration 1and the uplink-downlink configuration 2 is D or S, the monitoring of thecontrol channels is performed. In the subframes where the monitoring ofthe control channels is performed, the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS or themonitoring of the EPDCCH-SS is determined based on the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2. Of thesubframes where the monitoring of the control channels is performed, ina subframe where both the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and theuplink-downlink configuration 2 are D or S, the monitoring of thePDCCH-SS is performed. Of the subframes where the monitoring of thecontrol channels is performed, in a subframe where either of theuplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2is D and the other one of the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and theuplink-downlink configuration 2 is S, the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS isperformed. Of the subframes where the monitoring of the control channelsis performed, in a subframe where either of the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2 is U and theother one of the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 2 is D or S, the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS is performed.In a subframe where both the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and theuplink-downlink configuration 2 are U, the monitoring of the controlchannels is not performed.

The monitoring of the PDCCH-SS is performed in a subframe where both theuplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2are D or S. The monitoring of the PDCCH-SS is performed in a subframewhere one of the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 2 is D and the other one of the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2 is S. Themonitoring of the EPDCCH-SS is performed in a subframe where one of theuplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2is U and the other one of the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and theuplink-downlink configuration 2 is D or S. The monitoring of the controlchannels is not performed in a subframe where both the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2 are U.

It can be assumed that, in the mobile station devices 1, theuplink-downlink configuration 2 does not become U in a subframe wherethe uplink-downlink configuration 1 is D. In a subframe where theuplink-downlink configuration 1 is D and the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 2 is U, the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS or the monitoringof the EPDCCH-SS may be performed. In a subframe where theuplink-downlink configuration 1 or the uplink-downlink configuration 2is S and the uplink-downlink configuration 1 or the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 2 is D or U, the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS or themonitoring of the EPDCCH-SS may be performed.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of a subframe configuration andmonitoring of control channels. “◯” indicated in a certain subframemeans a search space where the base station device 3 can map the controlchannels to the mobile station devices 1 in the subframe and means asearch space where the mobile station devices 1 perform the monitoringof the control channel in the subframe. “-” indicated in a certainsubframe means a search space where the base station device 3 does notmap the control channels to the mobile station devices 1 in the subframeand means a search space where the mobile station devices 1 do notperform the monitoring of the control channels in the subframe.

An example of the subframe configuration is performed using twouplink-downlink configurations and two EPDCCH subframe configurations.For example, an uplink-downlink configuration 1 is configured throughthe SIB as a configuration specific to the base station device 3 (cell).An uplink-downlink configuration 2 is configured through the PDCCH orRRC signaling as a configuration specific to a group of a plurality ofmobile station devices 1. An EPDCCH subframe configuration 1 and/or anEPDCCH subframe configuration 2 are configured through RRC signaling asa configuration specific to the mobile station devices 1. The EPDCCHsubframe configuration 1 and/or the EPDCCH subframe configuration 2 maybe configured as a configuration specific to the base station device 3(cell). The uplink-downlink configuration 1 may be an uplink referenceUL-DL configuration. The uplink-downlink configuration 2 may be adownlink reference UL-DL configuration.

The mobile station devices 1 perform the monitoring of the controlchannels based on the subframe configuration from the base stationdevice 3. An example of the monitoring of the control channels switchesmonitoring of the PDCCH-SS, first monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS(monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS (configuration 1)), or second monitoring ofthe EPDCCH-SS (monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS (configuration 2)) for eachsubframe. The configurations represent the processing or theconfigurations of the control channels to be monitored. That is, theconfiguration 1 and the configuration 2 represent that the processing orthe configurations of the control channels to be monitored areindependent.

In a subframe where at least one of the uplink-downlink configuration 1and the uplink-downlink configuration 2 is D or S and a subframe whereat least one of the EPDCCH subframe configuration 1 and the EPDCCHsubframe configuration 2 is 1, the monitoring of the control channels isperformed. In a subframe where at least one of the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2 is D or S andboth the EPDCCH subframe configuration 1 and the EPDCCH subframeconfiguration 2 are 0, the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS is performed. In asubframe where the EPDCCH subframe configuration 1 is 1, the monitoringof the EPDCCH-SS (configuration 1) is performed. In a subframe where theEPDCCH subframe configuration 2 is 1, the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS(configuration 2) is performed. In a subframe where both theuplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2are U and both the EPDCCH subframe configuration 1 and the EPDCCHsubframe configuration 2 are 0, the monitoring of the control channelsis not performed.

The monitoring of the PDCCH-SS is performed in a subframe where at leastone of the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 2 is D or S and both the EPDCCH subframe configuration 1and the EPDCCH subframe configuration 2 are 0. The monitoring of theEPDCCH-SS (configuration 1) is performed in a subframe where the EPDCCHsubframe configuration 1 is 1, without depending on the uplink-downlinkconfiguration. The monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS (configuration 2) isperformed in a subframe where the EPDCCH subframe configuration 2 is 1,without depending on the uplink-downlink configuration. The monitoringof the control channels is not performed in a subframe where both theuplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2are U and the EPDCCH subframe configuration 1 and the EPDCCH subframeconfiguration 2 are 0.

It may be assumed that, in the mobile station devices 1, the EPDCCHsubframe configuration 1 and/or the EPDCCH subframe configuration 2 donot become 1 in a subframe where both the uplink-downlink configuration1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2 are U. In a subframe whereboth the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 2 are U, the monitoring of the control channels cannot beperformed, without depending on the EPDCCH subframe configuration 1and/or the EPDCCH subframe configuration 2.

In a subframe where both the EPDCCH subframe configuration 1 and theEPDCCH subframe configuration 2 are 1, the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS(configuration 1) and the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS (configuration 2)may be performed. It may be assumed that, in the mobile station devices1, both the EPDCCH subframe configuration 1 and the EPDCCH subframeconfiguration 2 do not become 1. When both the EPDCCH subframeconfiguration 1 and the EPDCCH subframe configuration 2 are 1, it may beassumed that either the EPDCCH subframe configuration 1 or the EPDCCHsubframe configuration 2 is 1. That is, in a subframe where both theEPDCCH subframe configuration 1 and the EPDCCH subframe configuration 2are 1 and the monitoring of the control channels is performed, themonitoring of the EPDCCH-SS (configuration 1) or the monitoring of theEPDCCH-SS (configuration 2) may be performed. When both the EPDCCHsubframe configuration 1 and the EPDCCH subframe configuration 2 are 1,it may be assumed that both the EPDCCH subframe configuration 1 and theEPDCCH subframe configuration 2 are 0. That is, in a subframe where boththe EPDCCH subframe configuration 1 and the EPDCCH subframeconfiguration 2 are 1 and the monitoring of the control channels isperformed, the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS may be performed. In asubframe where both the EPDCCH subframe configuration 1 and the EPDCCHsubframe configuration 2 are 1, the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS may notbe performed.

The example of the subframe configuration and the monitoring of thecontrol channels described above can be applied to monitoring of thePDCCH for one or more SSs and/or monitoring of the EPDCCH for one ormore SSs. That is, when a plurality of SSs are configured for the PDCCHand/or the EPDCCH, each SS can configure or define the monitoring of thecontrol channels independently.

For example, when one SS is configured for one EPDCCH set, a subframeconfiguration is performed independently for each EPDCCH set. An SScorresponding to each EPDCCH set configures or defines the monitoring ofthe control channels based on each subframe configuration independently.For example, when a plurality of SSs are configured for one EPDCCH set,a subframe configuration is performed for the EPDCCH set. Each SSconfigures or defines the monitoring of the control channels based onthe subframe configuration independently.

Hereinafter, an example of a subframe configuration and monitoring ofcontrol channels when a plurality of SSs are configured for the PDCCHand/or the EPDCCH will be described. In the following description,although a case where the number of SSs is two will be described, thesame applies to a case where the number of SSs is equal to or greaterthan three. A SS1 is referred to as a first SS, and a SS2 is referred toas a second SS. For example, the type of the control channel to bemonitored, the DCI format, and/or the RNTI may be different between theSSs.

The SS1 can correspond to the USS, and the SS2 can correspond to theCSS. Furthermore, the SS1 can correspond to the first USS, and the SS2can correspond to the second USS.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of a subframe configuration andmonitoring of control channels. “◯” indicated in a certain subframemeans a search space where the base station device 3 can map the controlchannels to the mobile station devices 1 in the subframe and means asearch space where the mobile station devices 1 perform the monitoringof the control channel in the subframe. “-” indicated in a certainsubframe means a search space where the base station device 3 does notmap the control channels to the mobile station devices 1 in the subframeand means a search space where the mobile station devices 1 do notperform the monitoring of the control channels in the subframe.

An example of the subframe configuration is performed using twouplink-downlink configurations and one EPDCCH subframe configuration.For example, an uplink-downlink configuration 1 is configured throughthe SIB as a configuration specific to the base station device 3 (cell).An uplink-downlink configuration 2 is configured through the PDCCH orRRC signaling as a configuration specific to a group of a plurality ofmobile station devices 1. The EPDCCH subframe configuration isconfigured through RRC signaling as a configuration specific to themobile station devices 1. The uplink-downlink configuration 2 may beconfigured through RRC signaling as a configuration specific to themobile station devices 1. The uplink-downlink configuration 1 may be anuplink reference UL-DL configuration. The uplink-downlink configuration2 may be a downlink reference UL-DL configuration.

The mobile station devices 1 perform the monitoring of the controlchannels based on the subframe configuration from the base stationdevice 3. As an example of the monitoring of the control channels,monitoring of a PDCCH-SS1, monitoring of an EPDCCH-SS1, monitoring of aPDCCH-SS2, or monitoring of an EPDCCH-SS2 for each subframe isdetermined.

First, a case where the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS1 and the EPDCCH-SS1is configured will be described. The monitoring of the PDCCH-SS1 and theEPDCCH-SS1 is switched based on the uplink-downlink configuration 1, theuplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCH subframe configuration.In a subframe where at least one of the uplink-downlink configuration 1and the uplink-downlink configuration 2 is D or S and the EPDCCHsubframe configuration is 0, the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS1 isperformed. In a subframe where the EPDCCH subframe configuration is 1,the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS1 is performed. In a subframe where boththe uplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 2 are U and the EPDCCH subframe configuration is 0, themonitoring of the PDCCH-SS1 and the EPDCCH-SS1 is not performed.

Next, a case where the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS2 of the EPDCCH-SS2 isconfigured will be described. The monitoring of the PDCCH-SS2 and theEPDCCH-SS2 is switched based on the uplink-downlink configuration 1 andthe uplink-downlink configuration 2. That is, even when the EPDCCHsubframe configuration is configured, in the switching of the monitoringof the PDCCH-SS2 and the EPDCCH-SS2, the EPDCCH subframe configurationis not used. In a subframe where both the uplink-downlink configuration1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2 are D or S, the monitoring ofthe PDCCH-SS2 is performed. In a subframe where one of theuplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2is D and the other one of the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and theuplink-downlink configuration 2 is S, the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS2 isperformed. In a subframe where one of the uplink-downlink configuration1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2 is D or S and the other one ofthe uplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 2 is U, the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS2 is performed. Ina subframe where both the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and theuplink-downlink configuration 2 are U, the PDCCH-SS2 and the EPDCCH-SS2is not performed.

It may be assumed that, in the mobile station devices 1, theuplink-downlink configuration 2 does not become U in a subframe wherethe uplink-downlink configuration 1 is D. It may be assumed that, in themobile station devices 1, the EPDCCH subframe configuration does notbecome 1 in a subframe where the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and/orthe uplink-downlink configuration 2 are U. In a subframe where theuplink-downlink configuration 1 and/or the uplink-downlink configuration2 are U, the monitoring of the control channels cannot be performed,without depending on the EPDCCH subframe configuration. Even if theuplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2for a certain subframe are U, when the EPDCCH subframe configuration forthe subframe is 1, the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS1 and/or theEPDCCH-SS2 may be performed. Even if the uplink-downlink configuration 1and/or the uplink-downlink configuration 2 for a certain subframe are U,when the EPDCCH subframe configuration for the subframe is 0, themonitoring of the PDCCH-SS1 and/or the PDCCH-SS2 may be performed.

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an example of a subframe configuration andmonitoring of control channels. In an example of FIG. 21, an independentconfiguration is further configured or defined for the monitoring of theEPDCCH-SS1 in the example described in FIG. 20. That is, in themonitoring of the EPDCCH-SS1, the processing or the configurations ofthe control channels to be monitored are further switched. Hereinafter,a difference from the description in FIG. 20 will be described.

The monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS1 is switched based on theuplink-downlink configuration 1, the uplink-downlink configuration 2,and the EPDCCH subframe configuration. In a subframe where one of theuplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2is D or S, the other one of the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and theuplink-downlink configuration 2 is D or S, and the EPDCCH subframeconfiguration is 1, the first monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS (monitoring ofthe EPDCCH-SS (configuration 1)) is performed. In a subframe where oneof the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 2 is D or S, the other one of the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2 is U, and theEPDCCH subframe configuration is 1, the second monitoring of theEPDCCH-SS (monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS (configuration 2)) is performed.That is, in a subframe where the EPDCCH subframe configuration is 1, themonitoring of the EPDCCH-SS1 switches the configuration 1 and theconfiguration 2 based on the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and theuplink-downlink configuration 2.

In the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS1, the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS2,and/or the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS2, the processing or theconfigurations of the control channels to be monitored may be furtherswitched.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of a subframe configuration andmonitoring of control channels. “◯” indicated in a certain subframemeans a search space where the base station device 3 can map the controlchannels to the mobile station devices 1 in the subframe and means asearch space where the mobile station devices 1 perform the monitoringof the control channel in the subframe. “-” indicated in a certainsubframe means a search space where the base station device 3 does notmap the control channels to the mobile station devices 1 in the subframeand means a search space where the mobile station devices 1 do notperform the monitoring of the control channels in the subframe.

An example of the subframe configuration is performed using twouplink-downlink configurations and two EPDCCH subframe configurations.For example, an uplink-downlink configuration 1 is configured throughthe SIB as a configuration specific to the base station device 3 (cell).An uplink-downlink configuration 2 is configured through the PDCCH orRRC signaling as a configuration specific to a group of a plurality ofmobile station devices 1. An EPDCCH subframe configuration 1 and/or anEPDCCH subframe configuration 2 are configured through RRC signaling asa configuration specific to the mobile station devices 1. The EPDCCHsubframe configuration 1 and/or the EPDCCH subframe configuration 2 maybe configured as a configuration specific to the base station device 3(cell). The uplink-downlink configuration 2 may be configured throughRRC signaling as a configuration specific to the mobile station devices1. The uplink-downlink configuration 1 may be an uplink reference UL-DLconfiguration. The uplink-downlink configuration 2 may be a downlinkreference UL-DL configuration.

The mobile station devices 1 perform the monitoring of the controlchannels based on the subframe configuration from the base stationdevice 3. An example of the monitoring of the control channelsdetermines the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS1, the monitoring of theEPDCCH-SS1, the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS2, or the monitoring of theEPDCCH-SS2 for each subframe. The EPDCCH subframe configuration 1 isused for switching the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS1 and the EPDCCH-SS1.The EPDCCH subframe configuration 2 is used for switching the monitoringof the PDCCH-SS2 and the EPDCCH-SS2.

First, the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS1 and the EPDCCH-SS1 will bedescribed. The monitoring of the PDCCH-SS1 and the EPDCCH-SS1 isswitched based on the uplink-downlink configuration 1, theuplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCH subframe configuration1. In a subframe where at least one of the uplink-downlink configuration1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2 is D or S and the EPDCCHsubframe configuration 1 is 0, the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS 1 isperformed. In a subframe where the EPDCCH subframe configuration 1 is 1,the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS1 is performed. In a subframe where boththe uplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 2 are U and the EPDCCH subframe configuration 1 is 0, themonitoring of the PDCCH-SS1 and the EPDCCH-SS1 is not performed.

Next, the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS2 and the EPDCCH-SS2 will bedescribed. The monitoring of the PDCCH-SS2 and the EPDCCH-SS2 isswitched based on the uplink-downlink configuration 1, theuplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCH subframe configuration2. In a subframe where at least one of the uplink-downlink configuration1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2 is D or S and the EPDCCHsubframe configuration 2 is 0, the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS2 isperformed. In a subframe where the EPDCCH subframe configuration 2 is 1,the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS2 is performed. In a subframe where boththe uplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 2 are U and the EPDCCH subframe configuration 2 is 0, themonitoring of the PDCCH-SS2 and the EPDCCH-SS2 is not performed.

It may be assumed that, in the mobile station devices 1, theuplink-downlink configuration 2 does not become U in a subframe wherethe uplink-downlink configuration 1 is D. It may be assumed that, in themobile station device 1, the EPDCCH subframe configuration does notbecome 1 in a subframe where the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and/orthe uplink-downlink configuration 2 are/is U. In a subframe where theuplink-downlink configuration 1 and/or the uplink-downlink configuration2 are U, the monitoring of the control channels cannot be performed,without depending on the EPDCCH subframe configuration. Even if theuplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2for a certain subframe are U, when the EPDCCH subframe configuration forthe subframe is 1, the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS1 and/or theEPDCCH-SS2 may be performed. Even if the uplink-downlink configuration 1and/or the uplink-downlink configuration 2 for a certain subframe are/isU, when the EPDCCH subframe configuration for the subframe is 0, themonitoring of the PDCCH-SS1 and/or the PDCCH-SS2 may be performed.

In a subframe where both the EPDCCH subframe configuration 1 and theEPDCCH subframe configuration 2 are 1, the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS1and the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS2 may be performed. It may be assumedthat, in the mobile station devices 1, both the EPDCCH subframeconfiguration 1 and the EPDCCH subframe configuration 2 do not become 1.When both the EPDCCH subframe configuration 1 and the EPDCCH subframeconfiguration 2 are 1, it may be assumed that either the EPDCCH subframeconfiguration 1 or the EPDCCH subframe configuration 2 is 1. That is, ina subframe where both the EPDCCH subframe configuration 1 and the EPDCCHsubframe configuration 2 are 1 and the monitoring of the controlchannels is performed, the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS1 or themonitoring of the EPDCCH-SS2 may be performed. When both the EPDCCHsubframe configuration 1 and the EPDCCH subframe configuration 2 are 1,it may be assumed that both the EPDCCH subframe configuration 1 and theEPDCCH subframe configuration 2 are 0. That is, in a subframe where boththe EPDCCH subframe configuration 1 and the EPDCCH subframeconfiguration 2 are 1 and the monitoring of the control channels isperformed, the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS1 and/or the PDCCH-SS2 may beperformed. In a subframe where both the EPDCCH subframe configuration 1and the EPDCCH subframe configuration 2 are 1, the monitoring of thePDCCH-SS1 and/or the PDCCH-SS2 may not be performed.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an example of a subframe configuration andmonitoring of control channels. In the example of FIG. 23, anindependent configuration is further configured or defined for themonitoring of the EPDCCH-SS1 in the example described in FIG. 22. Thatis, in the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS1, the processing or theconfigurations of the control channels to be monitored are furtherswitched. Hereinafter, a difference from the description in FIG. 22 willbe described.

The monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS1 is switched based on theuplink-downlink configuration 1, the uplink-downlink configuration 2,and the EPDCCH subframe configuration 1. In a subframe where one of theuplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2is D or S, the other one of the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and theuplink-downlink configuration 2 is D or S, and the EPDCCH subframeconfiguration 1 is 1, the first monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS (monitoringof the EPDCCH-SS (configuration 1)) is performed. In a subframe whereone of the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 2 is D or S, the other one of the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2 is U, and theEPDCCH subframe configuration is 1, the second monitoring of theEPDCCH-SS (monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS (configuration 2)) is performed.That is, in a subframe where the EPDCCH subframe configuration is 1, themonitoring of the EPDCCH-SS1 switches the configuration 1 and theconfiguration 2 based on the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and theuplink-downlink configuration 2.

In the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS1, the monitoring of the PDCCH-SS2,and/or the monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS2, the processing or theconfigurations of the control channels to be monitored may be furtherswitched.

A subframe where one of the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and theuplink-downlink configuration 2 is D or S and the other one of theuplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2is U is referred to as a flexible subframe. For example, the flexiblesubframe is a subframe where an uplink subframe or a downlink subframecan be dynamically switched. That is, the base station device 3 candynamically determine the flexible subframe as an uplink subframe or adownlink subframe in consideration of a load of communication. For thisreason, the base station device 3 can implement efficiencycommunication. For example, when the monitoring of the control channelsis performed in the flexible subframe, the mobile station devices 1 mayrecognize the subframe as a downlink subframe. When the transmission ofan uplink channel and/or an uplink signal in the flexible subframe isinstructed, the mobile station devices 1 may recognize the subframe asan uplink subframe. When the flexible subframe is recognized as anuplink subframe, the mobile station devices 1 can configure or definesuch that the monitoring of the control channels is not performed in thesubframe. A subframe where one of the uplink-downlink configuration 1and the uplink-downlink configuration 2 is D or S and the other one ofthe uplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 2 is D or S is referred to as a fixed subframe.

A mobile station device of the related art which cannot recognize theflexible subframe can recognize the flexible subframe as an uplinksubframe. The mobile station device of the related art which cannotrecognize the flexible subframe may not perform transmission andreception processing when an uplink channel and/or an uplink signal isnot indicated in the subframe. With this, the base station device 3which uses the flexible subframe can implement communication with amobile station device which can recognize the flexible subframe and amobile station device which cannot recognize the flexible subframe.

Hereinafter, switching between operations of the demodulation processingand/or the decoding processing based on the control channel, the searchspace, and/or the subframe configuration will be described.

The mobile station device 1 switches a parameter for performing thedemodulation processing and/or the decoding processing on the controlchannel, based on the type of the transmitted control channel. Forexample, the mobile station device 1 performs the demodulationprocessing and/or the decoding processing by using parameters which areindividually configured between the PDCCH and the EPDCCH. The mobilestation device 1 performs the demodulation processing and/or thedecoding processing by operations (processing, procedures) which areindividually defined between the PDCCH and the EPDCCH. For example, themobile station device 1 performs the demodulation processing and/or thedecoding processing by using parameters which are individuallyconfigured between the first EPDCCH and the second EPDCCH. The mobilestation device 1 performs the demodulation processing and/or thedecoding processing by using operations which are individually definedbetween the first EPDCCH and the second EPDCCH.

The mobile station device 1 switches the parameter for performing thedemodulation processing and/or the decoding processing on the controlchannel, based on the monitored search space. For example, the mobilestation device 1 performs the demodulation processing and/or thedecoding processing by using parameters which are individuallyconfigured between a control channel allocated to the common searchspace and a control channel allocated to the UE-specific search space.The mobile station device 1 switches the parameter for performing thedemodulation processing and/or the decoding processing by an operationwhich is individually defined between the control channel allocated tothe common search space and the control channel allocated to theUE-specific search space.

The mobile station device 1 switches the parameter for performing thedemodulation processing and/or the decoding processing on the controlchannel, based on the subframe configuration. For example, the mobilestation device 1 performs the demodulation processing and/or thedecoding processing by using parameters which are individuallyconfigured between a control channel transmitted in the fixed subframeand a control channel transmitted in the flexible subframe. The mobilestation device 1 performs the demodulation processing and/or thedecoding processing by using operations which are individually definedbetween a control channel transmitted in the fixed subframe and acontrol channel transmitted in the flexible subframe.

The parameters which are individually configured are parameters used ininitial values of scrambling sequences of the RNTI and the EPDCCH,and/or the parameters (dmrs-ScramblingSequenceInit) used in the initialvalue of the scrambling sequence of the DMRS. The parameters which areindividually configured are not limited to the above-describedparameters, and other parameters may be individually configured by thecontrol channel, the search space, and/or the subframe configuration.The operations which are individually defined correspond to types ofRNTIs used in the decoding processing of the control channel.

Hereinafter, an example of switching the type of the RNTI used in thedecoding processing of the control channel will be described in detail.

FIG. 24 is a diagram illustrating an example of the type of the RNTIused in the decoding processing of a control channel which is associatedwith a downlink physical channel based on the search space or thesubframe configuration. FIG. 24 illustrates an example of the type ofthe RNTI in a case where both of the CSS and USS are monitored in acertain subframe. “∘” means that scrambling of a CRC of a DCItransmitted in a certain search space of a control channel of a certainsubframe in the mobile station device 1 by using the RNTI is expected.“-” means that scrambling of a CRC of a DCI transmitted in a certainsearch space of a control channel of a certain subframe in the mobilestation device 1 by using the RNTI is not expected. From a differentview, “∘” means that the mobile station device 1 performs monitoring(decoding processing) on a control channel having a CRC which isscrambled by using the RNTI, in a certain search space of a certainsubframe. “-” means that the mobile station device 1 does not performmonitoring (decoding processing) on a control channel having a CRC whichis scrambled by using the RNTI, in a certain search space of a certainsubframe.

When decoding of the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having a CRC whichis scrambled by using the SI-RNTI is configured in a higher layer, themobile station device 1 monitors the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCHhaving a specific DCI format and the CRC which is scrambled by using theSI-RNTI and decodes the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH, and the PDSCHassociated with the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH in a shared searchspace of the fixed subframe. The specific DCI format is a DCI format forcontrolling the downlink physical channel and is a DCI format 1C/1A, forexample. However, the specific DCI format is not limited thereto, and anew DCI format may be included as the specific DCI format.

When decoding of the second EPDCCH having the CRC which is scrambled byusing the SI-RNTI is configured in the higher layer, the mobile stationdevice 1 monitors the second EPDCCH having a specific DCI format and theCRC which is scrambled by using the SI-RNTI, and decodes the secondEPDCCH and the PDSCH associated with the second EPDCCH in a sharedsearch space of the flexible subframe. The specific DCI format is a DCIformat for controlling the downlink physical channel and is a DCI format1C/1A, for example. However, the specific DCI format is not limitedthereto, and a new DCI format may be included as the specific DCIformat. The PDCCH/first EPDCCH having the CRC which is scrambled byusing the SI-RNTI is not allocated to the shared search space of theflexible subframe. The mobile station device 1 does not perform thedecoding processing even when the PDCCH/first EPDCCH having the CRCwhich is scrambled by using the SI-RNTI is allocated to the sharedsearch space of the flexible subframe.

The PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having the CRC which is scrambledby using the SI-RNTI is not allocated to a UE-specific search space ofthe fixed subframe. The mobile station device 1 does not performmonitoring (decoding processing) on the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCHhaving the CRC which is scrambled by using the SI-RNTI, in theUE-specific search space of the fixed subframe.

The PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having the CRC which is scrambledby using the SI-RNTI is not allocated to a UE-specific search space ofthe flexible subframe. The mobile station device 1 does not performmonitoring (decoding processing) on the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCHhaving the CRC which is scrambled by using the SI-RNTI, in theUE-specific search space of the flexible subframe.

When decoding of the PDCCH/first EPDCCH having a CRC which is scrambledby using the P-RNTI is configured in the higher layer, the mobilestation device 1 monitors the PDCCH/first EPDCCH which is allocated in ashared search space of the fixed subframe and has a specific DCI formatand the CRC scrambled by using the P-RNTI, and decodes the PDCCH/firstEPDCCH, and the PDSCH associated with the PDCCH/first EPDCCH. Thespecific DCI format is a DCI format for controlling the downlinkphysical channel and is a DCI format 1C/1A, for example. However, thespecific DCI format is not limited thereto, and a new DCI format may beincluded as the specific DCI format.

The PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having the CRC which is scrambledby using the P-RNTI is not allocated to a shared search space of theflexible subframe. The mobile station device 1 does not performmonitoring (decoding processing) on the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCHhaving the CRC which is scrambled by using the P-RNTI, in the sharedsearch space of the flexible subframe.

The PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having the CRC which is scrambledby using the P-RNTI is not allocated to the UE-specific search space ofthe fixed subframe. The mobile station device 1 does not performmonitoring (decoding processing) on the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCHhaving the CRC which is scrambled by using the P-RNTI, in theUE-specific search space of the fixed subframe.

The PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having the CRC which is scrambledby using the P-RNTI is not allocated to the UE-specific search space ofthe flexible subframe. The mobile station device 1 does not performmonitoring (decoding processing) on the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCHhaving the CRC which is scrambled by using the P-RNTI, in theUE-specific search space of the flexible subframe.

When decoding of the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having a CRC whichis scrambled by using the RA-RNTI is configured in the higher layer, themobile station device 1 monitors the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCHwhich is allocated in a shared search space of the fixed subframe andhas a specific DCI format and the CRC scrambled by using the RA-RNTI,and decodes the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH, and the PDSCHassociated with the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH, in the sharedsearch space of the fixed subframe. The specific DCI format is a DCIformat for controlling the downlink physical channel and is a DCI format1C/1A, for example. However, the specific DCI format is not limitedthereto, and a new DCI format may be included as the specific DCIformat.

When decoding of the second EPDCCH having a CRC which is scrambled byusing the RA-RNTI is configured in the higher layer, the mobile stationdevice 1 monitors the second EPDCCH which has a specific DCI format andthe CRC scrambled by using the RA-RNTI, and decodes the second EPDCCH,and the PDSCH associated with the second EPDCCH, in the shared searchspace of the flexible subframe. The specific DCI format is a DCI formatfor controlling the downlink physical channel and is a DCI format 1C/1A,for example. However, the specific DCI format is not limited thereto,and a new DCI format may be included as the specific DCI format. ThePDCCH/first EPDCCH having the CRC which is scrambled by using theRA-RNTI is not allocated to the shared search space of the flexiblesubframe. The mobile station device 1 does not perform monitoring(decoding processing) on the PDCCH/first EPDCCH having the CRC which isscrambled by using the RA-RNTI, in the shared search space of theflexible subframe.

The PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having the CRC which is scrambledby using the RA-RNTI is not allocated to the UE-specific search space ofthe fixed subframe. The mobile station device 1 does not performmonitoring (decoding processing) on the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCHhaving the CRC which is scrambled by using the RA-RNTI, in theUE-specific search space of the fixed subframe.

The PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having the CRC which is scrambledby using the RA-RNTI is not allocated to the UE-specific search space ofthe flexible subframe. The mobile station device 1 does not performmonitoring (decoding processing) on the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCHhaving the CRC which is scrambled by using the RA-RNTI, in theUE-specific search space of the fixed subframe.

When decoding of the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having a CRC whichis scrambled by using the C-RNTI is configured in the higher layer, themobile station device 1 monitors the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCHwhich has a specific DCI format and the CRC scrambled by using theC-RNTI, and decodes the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH, and the PDSCHassociated with the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH, in the sharedsearch space of the fixed subframe. The specific DCI format is a DCIformat for controlling the downlink physical channel and is a DCI format1A, for example. However, the specific DCI format is not limitedthereto, and a new DCI format may be included as the specific DCIformat.

When decoding of the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having a CRC whichis scrambled by using the C-RNTI is configured in the higher layer, themobile station device 1 monitors the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCHwhich has a specific DCI format and the CRC scrambled by using theC-RNTI, and decodes the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH and the PDSCHassociated with the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH, in the sharedsearch space of the flexible subframe. The specific DCI format is a DCIformat for controlling the downlink physical channel and is a DCI format1A, for example. However, the specific DCI format is not limitedthereto, and a new DCI format may be included as the specific DCIformat.

When decoding of the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having a CRC whichis scrambled by using the C-RNTI is configured in the higher layer, themobile station device 1 monitors the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCHwhich has a specific DCI format and the CRC scrambled by using theC-RNTI, and decodes the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH and the PDSCHassociated with the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH, in the UE-specificsearch space of the fixed subframe. The specific DCI format is a DCIformat for controlling the downlink physical channel and is a DCI format1/1A/1B/1D/2/2A/2B/2C/2D, for example. However, the specific DCI formatis not limited thereto, and a new DCI format may be included as thespecific DCI format.

When decoding of the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having a CRC whichis scrambled by using the C-RNTI is configured in the higher layer, themobile station device 1 monitors the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCHwhich has a specific DCI format and the CRC scrambled by using theC-RNTI, and decodes the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH and the PDSCHassociated with the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH, in the UE-specificsearch space of the flexible subframe. The specific DCI format is a DCIformat for controlling the downlink physical channel and is a DCI format1/1A/1B/1D/2/2A/2B/2C/2D, for example. However, the specific DCI formatis not limited thereto, and a new DCI format may be included as thespecific DCI format.

When decoding of the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having a CRC whichis scrambled by using the SPS C-RNTI is configured in the higher layer,the mobile station device 1 monitors the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/secondEPDCCH which has a specific DCI format and the CRC scrambled by usingthe SPS C-RNTI, and decodes the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH and thePDSCH associated with the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH, in theshared search space of the fixed subframe. The specific DCI format is aDCI format for controlling the downlink physical channel and is a DCIformat 1A, for example. However, the specific DCI format is not limitedthereto, and a new DCI format may be included as the specific DCIformat.

The PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having the CRC which is scrambledby using the SPS C-RNTI is not allocated to the shared search space ofthe flexible subframe. The mobile station device 1 does not performmonitoring (decoding processing) on the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCHhaving the CRC which is scrambled by using the SPS C-RNTI, in the sharedsearch space of the flexible subframe.

When decoding of the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having a CRC whichis scrambled by using the SPS C-RNTI is configured in the higher layer,the mobile station device 1 monitors the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/secondEPDCCH which has a specific DCI format and the CRC scrambled by usingthe SPS C-RNTI, and decodes the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH and thePDSCH associated with the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH, in theUE-specific search space of the fixed subframe. The specific DCI formatis a DCI format for controlling the downlink physical channel and is aDCI format 1/1A/1B/1D/2/2A/2B/2C/2D, for example. However, the specificDCI format is not limited thereto, and a new DCI format may be includedas the specific DCI format.

The PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having the CRC which is scrambledby using the SPS C-RNTI is not allocated to the UE-specific search spaceof the flexible subframe. The mobile station device 1 does not performmonitoring (decoding processing) on the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCHhaving the CRC which is scrambled by using the SPS C-RNTI, in theUE-specific search space of the flexible subframe.

When decoding of the PDCCH/first EPDCCH having a CRC which is scrambledby using the Temporary C-RNTI is configured in the higher layer anddecoding of the PDCCH/first EPDCCH having a CRC which is scrambled byusing the C-RNTI is not configured, the mobile station device 1 monitorsthe PDCCH/first EPDCCH which has a specific DCI format and the CRCscrambled by using the Temporary C-RNTI, and decodes the PDCCH/firstEPDCCH and the PDSCH associated with the PDCCH/first EPDCCH, in theshared search space of the fixed subframe. The specific DCI format is aDCI format for controlling the downlink physical channel and is a DCIformat 1A, for example. However, the specific DCI format is not limitedthereto, and a new DCI format may be included as the specific DCIformat. The second EPDCCH which has the specific DCI format and the CRCscrambled by using the Temporary C-RNTI is not allocated to the sharedsearch space of the fixed subframe. The mobile station device 1 does notperform decoding processing even when the second EPDCCH which has aspecific DCI format and the CRC scrambled by using the Temporary C-RNTIis not allocated to the shared search space of the fixed subframe. Thespecific DCI format is a DCI format for controlling the downlinkphysical channel.

The PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH which has a specific DCI format andthe CRC scrambled by using the Temporary C-RNTI is not allocated to theshared search space of the flexible subframe. The mobile station device1 does not perform monitoring (decoding processing) on the PDCCH/firstEPDCCH/second EPDCCH which has the specific DCI format and the CRC whichis scrambled by using the Temporary C-RNTI, in the shared search spaceof the flexible subframe. The specific DCI format is a DCI format forcontrolling the downlink physical channel.

When decoding of the PDCCH/first EPDCCH having a CRC which is scrambledby using the Temporary C-RNTI is configured in the higher layer anddecoding of the PDCCH/first EPDCCH having a CRC which is scrambled byusing the C-RNTI is not configured, the mobile station device 1 monitorsthe PDCCH/first EPDCCH which has a specific DCI format and the CRCscrambled by using the Temporary C-RNTI, and decodes the PDCCH/firstEPDCCH and the PDSCH associated with the PDCCH/first EPDCCH, in theUE-specific search space of the fixed subframe. The specific DCI formatis a DCI format for controlling the downlink physical channel and is aDCI format 1/1A, for example. However, the specific DCI format is notlimited thereto, and a new DCI format may be included as the specificDCI format. The second EPDCCH which has the specific DCI format and theCRC scrambled by using the Temporary C-RNTI is not allocated to theUE-specific search space of the fixed subframe. The mobile stationdevice 1 does not perform decoding processing even when the secondEPDCCH which has a specific DCI format and the CRC scrambled by usingthe Temporary C-RNTI is not allocated to the UE-specific search space ofthe fixed subframe. The specific DCI format is a DCI format forcontrolling the downlink physical channel.

The PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH which has a specific DCI format andthe CRC scrambled by using the Temporary C-RNTI is not allocated to theUE-specific search space of the flexible subframe. The mobile stationdevice 1 does not perform monitoring (decoding processing) on thePDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH which has the specific DCI format andthe CRC scrambled by using the Temporary C-RNTI, in the UE-specificsearch space of the flexible subframe. The specific DCI format is a DCIformat for controlling the downlink physical channel.

When decoding of the PDCCH/first EPDCCH having a CRC which is scrambledby using the M-RNTI is configured in the higher layer, the mobilestation device 1 monitors the PDCCH/first EPDCCH which has a specificDCI format and the CRC scrambled by using the M-RNTI, and decodes thePDCCH/first EPDCCH and the PDSCH associated with the PDCCH/first EPDCCH,in the shared search space of the fixed subframe. The specific DCIformat is a DCI format for controlling the downlink physical channel andis a DCI format 1C, for example. However, the specific DCI format is notlimited thereto, and a new DCI format may be included as the specificDCI format. The second EPDCCH having the CRC which is scrambled by usingthe M-RNTI is not allocated to the shared search space of the fixedsubframe. The mobile station device 1 does not perform monitoring(decoding processing) on the second EPDCCH having the CRC which isscrambled by using the M-RNTI, in the shared search space of the fixedsubframe.

The PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having the CRC which is scrambledby using the M-RNTI is not allocated to the shared search space of theflexible subframe. The mobile station device 1 does not performmonitoring (decoding processing) on the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCHhaving the CRC which is scrambled by using the M-RNTI, in the sharedsearch space of the flexible subframe.

The PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having the CRC which is scrambledby using the M-RNTI is not allocated to the UE-specific search space ofthe fixed subframe. The mobile station device 1 does not performmonitoring (decoding processing) on the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCHhaving the CRC which is scrambled by using the M-RNTI, in theUE-specific search space of the fixed subframe.

The PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having the CRC which is scrambledby using the M-RNTI is not allocated to the UE-specific search space ofthe flexible subframe. The mobile station device 1 does not performmonitoring (decoding processing) on the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCHhaving the CRC which is scrambled by using the M-RNTI, in theUE-specific search space of the flexible subframe.

When decoding of the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having a CRC whichis scrambled by using the D-RNTI is configured in the higher layer, themobile station device 1 monitors the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCHwhich has a specific DCI format and the CRC scrambled by using theD-RNTI, and decodes the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH, in the sharedsearch space of the fixed subframe. The specific DCI format is a DCIformat for controlling the downlink physical channel and is a DCI format1C, for example. However, the specific DCI format is not limitedthereto, and a new DCI format may be included as the specific DCIformat. The second EPDCCH having the CRC which is scrambled by using theD-RNTI is not allocated to the shared search space of the fixedsubframe. The mobile station device 1 does not perform monitoring(decoding processing) on the second EPDCCH having the CRC which isscrambled by using the D-RNTI, in the shared search space of the fixedsubframe.

When decoding of the second EPDCCH having a CRC which is scrambled byusing the D-RNTI is configured in the higher layer, the mobile stationdevice 1 monitors the second EPDCCH which is allocated to the sharedsearch space of the flexible subframe and has a specific DCI format andthe CRC scrambled by using the D-RNTI, and decodes the second EPDCCH.The specific DCI format is a DCI format for controlling the downlinkphysical channel and is a DCI format 1C, for example. However, thespecific DCI format is not limited thereto, and a new DCI format may beincluded as the specific DCI format. The PDCCH/first EPDCCH having theCRC which is scrambled by using the D-RNTI is not allocated to theshared search space of the flexible subframe. The mobile station device1 does not perform monitoring (decoding processing) on the PDCCH/firstEPDCCH having the CRC which is scrambled by using the D-RNTI, in theshared search space of the flexible subframe.

The PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having the CRC which is scrambledby using the D-RNTI is not allocated to the UE-specific search space ofthe fixed subframe. The mobile station device 1 does not performmonitoring (decoding processing) on the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCHhaving the CRC which is scrambled by using the D-RNTI, in theUE-specific search space of the fixed subframe.

The PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having the CRC which is scrambledby using the D-RNTI is not allocated to the UE-specific search space ofthe flexible subframe. The mobile station device 1 does not performmonitoring (decoding processing) on the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCHhaving the CRC which is scrambled by using the D-RNTI, in theUE-specific search space of the flexible subframe.

FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating an example of the type of the RNTIused in the decoding processing of the control channel which isassociated with an uplink physical channel based on the search space orthe subframe configuration. FIG. 25 illustrates an example of the typeof the RNTI in a case where both of the CSS and USS are monitored in adownlink subframe. “∘” means that scrambling of a CRC parity bitappended to a DCI format transmitted in a search space of a controlchannel of the corresponding subframe in the mobile station device 1 byusing the RNTI is expected. “-” means that scrambling of the CRC paritybit appended to the DCI format transmitted in the search space of thecontrol channel of the corresponding subframe in the mobile stationdevice 1 by using the RNTI is not expected. From a different view, “∘”means that the mobile station device 1 performs monitoring (decodingprocessing) on a control channel having a CRC which is scrambled byusing the RNTI, in a certain search space of a certain subframe. “-”means that the mobile station device 1 does not perform monitoring(decoding processing) on a control channel having a CRC which isscrambled by using the RNTI, in a certain search space of a certainsubframe.

When decoding of the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having a CRC whichis scrambled by using the C-RNTI is configured in the higher layer, themobile station device 1 monitors the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCHwhich has a specific DCI format and the CRC scrambled by using theC-RNTI, decodes the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH, and transmits thePUSCH associated with the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH, in theshared search space of the fixed subframe. The specific DCI format is aDCI format for controlling the uplink physical channel and is a DCIformat 0, for example. However, the specific DCI format is not limitedthereto, and a new DCI format may be included as the specific DCIformat.

The PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH which has a specific DCI format andthe CRC which is scrambled by using the C-RNTI is not allocated to theshared search space of the flexible subframe. The mobile station device1 does not perform monitoring (decoding processing) on the PDCCH/firstEPDCCH/second EPDCCH which has a specific DCI format and the CRC whichis scrambled by using the C-RNTI, in the shared search space of theflexible subframe. The specific DCI format is a DCI format forcontrolling the uplink physical channel.

When decoding of the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having a CRC whichis scrambled by using the C-RNTI is configured in the higher layer, themobile station device 1 monitors the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCHwhich has a specific DCI format and the CRC scrambled by using theC-RNTI, decodes the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH, and transmits thePUSCH associated with the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH, in theUE-specific search space of the fixed subframe. The specific DCI formatis a DCI format for controlling the uplink physical channel and is a DCIformat 0/4, for example. However, the specific DCI format is not limitedthereto, and a new DCI format may be included as the specific DCIformat.

The PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH which has a specific DCI format andthe CRC which is scrambled by using the C-RNTI is not allocated to theUE-specific search space of the flexible subframe. The mobile stationdevice 1 does not perform monitoring (decoding processing) on thePDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH which has a specific DCI format and theCRC which is scrambled by using the C-RNTI, in the UE-specific searchspace of the flexible subframe. The specific DCI format is a DCI formatfor controlling the uplink physical channel.

When decoding of the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having a CRC whichis scrambled by using the SPS C-RNTI is configured in the higher layer,the mobile station device 1 monitors the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/secondEPDCCH which has a specific DCI format and the CRC scrambled by usingthe SPS C-RNTI, decodes the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH, andtransmits the PUSCH associated with the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/secondEPDCCH, in the shared search space of the fixed subframe. The specificDCI format is a DCI format for controlling the uplink physical channeland is a DCI format 0, for example. However, the specific DCI format isnot limited thereto, and a new DCI format may be included as thespecific DCI format.

The PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH which has a specific DCI format andthe CRC scrambled by using the SPS C-RNTI is not allocated to the sharedsearch space of the flexible subframe. The mobile station device 1 doesnot perform monitoring (decoding processing) on the PDCCH/firstEPDCCH/second EPDCCH which has a specific DCI format and the CRCscrambled by using the SPS C-RNTI, in the shared search space of theflexible subframe. The specific DCI format is a DCI format forcontrolling the uplink physical channel.

When decoding of the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having a CRC whichis scrambled by using the SPS C-RNTI is configured in the higher layer,the mobile station device 1 monitors the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/secondEPDCCH which has a specific DCI format and the CRC scrambled by usingthe SPS C-RNTI, decodes the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH, andtransmits the PUSCH associated with the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/secondEPDCCH, in the UE-specific search space of the fixed subframe. Thespecific DCI format is a DCI format for controlling the uplink physicalchannel and is a DCI format 0/4, for example. However, the specific DCIformat is not limited thereto, and a new DCI format may be included asthe specific DCI format.

The PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH which has a specific DCI format andthe CRC scrambled by using the SPS C-RNTI is not allocated to theUE-specific search space of the flexible subframe. The mobile stationdevice 1 does not perform monitoring (decoding processing) on thePDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH which has a specific DCI format and theCRC scrambled by using the SPS C-RNTI, in the UE-specific search spaceof the flexible subframe. The specific DCI format is a DCI format forcontrolling the uplink physical channel.

When decoding of the PDCCH/first EPDCCH having a CRC which is scrambledby using the Temporary C-RNTI is configured in the higher layer, themobile station device 1 monitors the PDCCH/first EPDCCH which isallocated to the shared search space of the fixed subframe and has aspecific DCI format and the CRC scrambled by using the Temporary C-RNTI,decodes the PDCCH/first EPDCCH, and transmits the PUSCH associated withthe PDCCH/first EPDCCH, in the UE-specific search space of the fixedsubframe regardless of whether or not decoding of the PDCCH/first EPDCCHhaving the CRC which is scrambled by using the C-RNTI is configured. Thespecific DCI format is a DCI format for controlling the uplink physicalchannel and is a DCI format 0, for example. However, the specific DCIformat is not limited thereto, and a new DCI format may be included asthe specific DCI format. The second EPDCCH which has a specific DCIformat and the CRC scrambled by using the Temporary C-RNTI is notallocated to the shared search space of the fixed subframe. The mobilestation device 1 does not perform decoding processing even when thesecond EPDCCH which has a specific DCI format and the CRC scrambled byusing the Temporary C-RNTI is allocated to the shared search space ofthe fixed subframe. The specific DCI format is a DCI format forcontrolling the uplink physical channel.

The PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH which has a specific DCI format andthe CRC scrambled by using the Temporary C-RNTI is not allocated to theshared search space of the flexible subframe. The mobile station device1 does not perform monitoring (decoding processing) on the PDCCH/firstEPDCCH/second EPDCCH which has a specific DCI format and the CRCscrambled by using the Temporary C-RNTI, in the shared search space ofthe flexible subframe. The specific DCI format is a DCI format forcontrolling the uplink physical channel.

The PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH which has a specific DCI format andthe CRC scrambled by using the Temporary C-RNTI is not allocated to theUE-specific search space of the fixed subframe. The mobile stationdevice 1 does not perform monitoring (decoding processing) on thePDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH which has a specific DCI format and theCRC scrambled by using the Temporary C-RNTI, in the UE-specific searchspace of the fixed subframe. The specific DCI format is a DCI format forcontrolling the uplink physical channel.

The PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH which has a specific DCI format andthe CRC scrambled by using the Temporary C-RNTI is not allocated to theUE-specific search space of the flexible subframe. The mobile stationdevice 1 does not perform monitoring (decoding processing) on thePDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH which has a specific DCI format and theCRC scrambled by using the Temporary C-RNTI, in the UE-specific searchspace of the flexible subframe. The specific DCI format is a DCI formatfor controlling the uplink physical channel.

When decoding of the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having a CRC whichis scrambled by using the TPC-PUCCH-RNTI is configured in the higherlayer, the mobile station device 1 monitors the PDCCH/firstEPDCCH/second EPDCCH which is allocated to the shared search space ofthe fixed subframe and has a specific DCI format and the CRC scrambledby using the TPC-PUCCH-RNTI, and decodes the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/secondEPDCCH. The specific DCI format is a DCI format for controlling theuplink physical channel and is a DCI format 3/3A, for example. However,the specific DCI format is not limited thereto, and a new DCI format maybe included as the specific DCI format.

When decoding of the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having the CRCwhich is scrambled by using the TPC-PUCCH-RNTI is configured in thehigher layer, the mobile station device 1 monitors the PDCCH/firstEPDCCH/second EPDCCH which is allocated to the shared search space ofthe flexible subframe and has a specific DCI format and the CRCscrambled by using the TPC-PUCCH-RNTI, and decodes the PDCCH/firstEPDCCH/second EPDCCH. The specific DCI format is a DCI format forcontrolling the uplink physical channel and is a DCI format 3/3A, forexample. However, the specific DCI format is not limited thereto, and anew DCI format may be included as the specific DCI format.

The PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having the CRC which is scrambledby using the TPC-PUCCH-RNTI is not allocated to the UE-specific searchspace of the fixed subframe. The mobile station device 1 does notperform monitoring (decoding processing) on the PDCCH/firstEPDCCH/second EPDCCH having the CRC which is scrambled by using theTPC-PUCCH-RNTI, in the UE-specific search space of the fixed subframe.

The PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having the CRC which is scrambledby using the TPC-PUCCH-RNTI is not allocated to the UE-specific searchspace of the flexible subframe. The mobile station device 1 does notperform monitoring (decoding processing) on the PDCCH/firstEPDCCH/second EPDCCH having the CRC which is scrambled by using theTPC-PUCCH-RNTI, in the UE-specific search space of the flexiblesubframe.

When decoding of the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having a CRC whichis scrambled by using the TPC-PUSCH-RNTI is configured in the higherlayer, the mobile station device 1 monitors the PDCCH/firstEPDCCH/second EPDCCH which is allocated to the shared search space ofthe fixed subframe and has a specific DCI format and the CRC scrambledby using the TPC-PUSCH-RNTI, and decodes the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/secondEPDCCH. The specific DCI format is a DCI format for controlling theuplink physical channel and is a DCI format 3/3A, for example. However,the specific DCI format is not limited thereto, and a new DCI format maybe included as the specific DCI format.

The PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having the CRC which is scrambledby using the TPC-PUSCH-RNTI is not allocated to the shared search spaceof the flexible subframe. The mobile station device 1 does not performmonitoring (decoding processing) on the PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCHhaving the CRC which is scrambled by using the TPC-PUSCH-RNTI, in theshared search space of the flexible subframe.

The PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having the CRC which is scrambledby using the TPC-PUSCH-RNTI is not allocated to the UE-specific searchspace of the fixed subframe. The mobile station device 1 does notperform monitoring (decoding processing) on the PDCCH/firstEPDCCH/second EPDCCH having the CRC which is scrambled by using theTPC-PUSCH-RNTI, in the UE-specific search space of the fixed subframe.

The PDCCH/first EPDCCH/second EPDCCH having the CRC which is scrambledby using the TPC-PUSCH-RNTI is not allocated to the UE-specific searchspace of the flexible subframe. The mobile station device 1 does notperform monitoring (decoding processing) on the PDCCH/firstEPDCCH/second EPDCCH having the CRC which is scrambled by using theTPC-PUSCH-RNTI, in the UE-specific search space of the flexiblesubframe.

In a case of “∘” in FIGS. 24 and 25, the base station device 3 mayscramble the CRC parity bit appended to the DCI format which istransmitted in the search space of the control channel of thecorresponding subframe, by using the RNTI and may transmit the controlchannel. In a case of “-” in FIGS. 24 and 25, the base station device 3does not scramble the CRC parity bit appended to the DCI format which istransmitted in the search space of the control channel of thecorresponding subframe, by using the RNTI or the base station device 3does not transmit the DCI format to which the CRC parity bit scrambledby using the RNTI in the control channel of the subframe is appended, inthe search space.

In this manner, the type of the RNTI used in the decoding processing ofthe control channel is switched based on the control channel, the searchspace, and/or the subframe configuration, and thus the mobile stationdevice 1 monitors only information having a probability of beingtransmitted from the base station device 3. Accordingly, decodingprocessing of the mobile station device 1 is reduced.

In the above descriptions, the operations for performing the decodingprocessing by using the RNTI are individually defined between the fixedsubframe and the flexible subframe, for each of the control channel andthe search space. However, the decoding processing which is commonbetween the fixed subframe and the flexible subframe may be performed ina certain control channel or a certain search space. For example, in theCSS of the PDCCH, the decoding processing of the control channel may beperformed by using the type of the RNTI defined in the fixed subframealthough the subframe is the flexible subframe.

Hitherto, an operation in which operations for performing the decodingprocessing of the control channel by using the type of the RNTI aredefined in advance in the mobile station device 1 and the operations areswitched based on the control channel, the search space, and/or thesubframe configuration is described.

Hereinafter, a method of designating the type of the RNTI for performingthe decoding processing of the control channel in the mobile stationdevice 1, from the base station device 3 will be described.

The base station device 3 configures 1-bit information indicatingwhether (1, TRUE, ENABLE, and ON) or not (0, FALSE, DISABLE, and OFF)the decoding processing is performed by using the RNTI, through RRCsignaling in the mobile station device 1. For example, when performingof the decoding processing by using the C-RNTI in the EPDCCH allocatedto the EPDCCH-CSS is configured, a flag corresponding to the decodingprocessing of the C-RNTI is configured to 1. The configured mobilestation device 1 performs the decoding processing by using the C-RNTI inthe EPDCCH allocated to the EPDCCH-CSS. When performing of the decodingprocessing by using the C-RNTI in the EPDCCH allocated to the EPDCCH-CSSis not configured, the flag corresponding to the decoding processing ofthe C-RNTI is configured to 0. The configured mobile station device 1performs the decoding processing by using the C-RNTI in the EPDCCHallocated to the EPDCCH-CSS.

The types of all of the RNTIs may be configured for the flagcorresponding to the decoding processing. In this case, the base stationdevice 3 configures the flag of the decoding processing corresponding tothe types of all of the RNTIs in the mobile station device 1. The flagcorresponding to the decoding processing may be configured by using someof the types of the RNTIs. In this case, the mobile station device 1determines whether or not the decoding processing is performed by usingthe RNTI prior to notification information, regarding the RNTI in whichthere is a notification of the flag corresponding to the decodingprocessing. The mobile station device 1 performs an operation of initialconfiguration regarding the RNTI in which there is no notification ofthe flag corresponding to the decoding processing.

Notification of the flag corresponding to the decoding processing isexplicitly performed in a state where the flag is included in EPDCCH setconfiguration information.

Hereinafter, an example of switching between the monitoring of the RNTIand the decoding processing of the control channel will be described.

As an example of switching of operations of demodulation processingand/or decoding processing based on the subframe configuration,descriptions will be made using FIG. 26. FIG. 26 is a diagramillustrating an example of switching of the subframe configuration andthe type of the monitored RNTI. The PDCCH-SS1 corresponds to aPDCCH-USS, and the EPDCCH-SS1 corresponds to a second EPDCCH-USS. ThePDCCH-SS1 corresponds to a PDCCH-CSS, and the EPDCCH-SS1 corresponds toa second EPDCCH-CSS. FIG. 26 illustrates an example in which both of theCSS and the USS are monitored in a subframe in which either of theuplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2is configured as at least D or S.

The mobile station device 1 monitors the control channel based on thesubframe configuration from the base station device 3. As an example ofthe monitoring of the control channel, the mobile station device 1determines monitoring of the PDCCH-SS1, monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS1,monitoring of the PDCCH-SS2, or monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS2, for eachsubframe, and the type (referred to as RNTI group) of the monitored RNTIis switched.

The mobile station device 1 monitors an EPDCCH to which a CRC scrambledby using a first RNTI is appended, in a subframe (first subframe)determined based on at least an EPDCCH subframe configuration, andmonitors an EPDCCH to which a CRC scrambled by using a second RNTI isappended, in a subframe (second subframe) determined based on at leastof a first uplink-downlink configuration and a second uplink-downlinkconfiguration. Here, the second subframe is determined based on at leastthe EPDCCH subframe configuration. The second subframe may be the firstsubframe.

The mobile station device 1 monitors the EPDCCH to which the CRCscrambled by using the first RNTI is appended in the first subframe, andmonitors the EPDCCH to which a CRC scrambled by using the second RNTI inthe second subframe different from the first subframe is appended, inone radio frame. The first RNTI is a RNTI included in a first RNTIgroup. The second RNTI is a RNTI included in a second RNTI group. Thesecond RNTI group may include all of RNTIs included in the first RNTIgroup.

In the subframe 0, it is configured that the mobile station device 1monitors the EPDCCH-SS1 and the PDCCH-SS2 based on the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1, the uplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCHsubframe configuration. At this time, the mobile station device 1monitors the EPDCCH allocated to the EPDCCH-SS1, by using the C-RNTI andthe SPS C-RNTI, and the mobile station device 1 performs the decodingprocessing. At this time, the mobile station device 1 monitors the PDCCHallocated to the PDCCH-SS2, by using the SI-RNTI, the P-RNTI, theRA-RNTI, the C-RNTI, the SPS C-RNTI, the Temporary C-RNTI, theTPC-PUCCH-RNTI, and the TPC-PUSCH-RNTI, and the mobile station device 1performs the decoding processing.

In the subframe 1, it is configured that the mobile station device 1monitors the PDCCH-SS1 and the PDCCH-SS2 based on the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1, the uplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCHsubframe configuration. At this time, the mobile station device 1monitors the PDCCH allocated to the PDCCH-SS1, by using the C-RNTI, theSPS C-RNTI, and the Temporary C-RNTI, and the mobile station device 1performs the decoding processing. At this time, the mobile stationdevice 1 monitors the PDCCH allocated to the PDCCH-SS2, by using theSI-RNTI, the P-RNTI, the RA-RNTI, the C-RNTI, the SPS C-RNTI, theTemporary C-RNTI, the TPC-PUCCH-RNTI, and the TPC-PUSCH-RNTI, and themobile station device 1 performs the decoding processing.

In the subframe 2, the control channel is not monitored because theuplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2are Us together.

In a subframe 3, it is configured that the mobile station device 1monitors the EPDCCH-SS1 and the EPDCCH-SS2 based on the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1, the uplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCHsubframe configuration. At this time, the mobile station device 1monitors the EPDCCH allocated to the EPDCCH-SS1, by using the C-RNTI,and the mobile station device 1 performs the decoding processing. Atthis time, the mobile station device 1 monitors the EPDCCH allocated tothe EPDCCH-SS2, by using the SI-RNTI, the P-RNTI, the RA-RNTI, theC-RNTI, and the TPC-PUCCH-RNTI, and the mobile station device 1 performsthe decoding processing.

In a subframe 4, it is configured that the mobile station device 1monitors the EPDCCH-SS1 and the EPDCCH-SS2 based on the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1, the uplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCHsubframe configuration. At this time, the mobile station device 1monitors the EPDCCH allocated to the EPDCCH-SS1, by using the C-RNTI,and the mobile station device 1 performs the decoding processing. Atthis time, the mobile station device 1 monitors the EPDCCH allocated tothe EPDCCH-SS2, by using the SI-RNTI, the P-RNTI, the RA-RNTI, theC-RNTI, and the TPC-PUCCH-RNTI, and the mobile station device 1 performsthe decoding processing.

In a subframe 5, it is configured that the mobile station device 1monitors the PDCCH-SS1 and the PDCCH-SS2 based on the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1, the uplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCHsubframe configuration. At this time, the mobile station device 1monitors the PDCCH allocated to the PDCCH-SS1, by using the C-RNTI, theSPS C-RNTI, and the Temporary C-RNTI, and the mobile station device 1performs the decoding processing. At this time, the mobile stationdevice 1 monitors the PDCCH allocated to the PDCCH-SS2, by using theSI-RNTI, the P-RNTI, the RA-RNTI, the C-RNTI, the SPS C-RNTI, theTemporary C-RNTI, the TPC-PUCCH-RNTI, and the TPC-PUSCH-RNTI, and themobile station device 1 performs the decoding processing.

In a subframe 6, it is configured that the mobile station device 1monitors the EPDCCH-SS1 and the PDCCH-SS2 based on the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1, the uplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCHsubframe configuration. At this time, the mobile station device 1monitors the EPDCCH allocated to the EPDCCH-SS1, by using the C-RNTI andthe SPS C-RNTI, and the mobile station device 1 performs the decodingprocessing. At this time, the mobile station device 1 monitors the PDCCHallocated to the PDCCH-SS2, by using the SI-RNTI, the P-RNTI, theRA-RNTI, the C-RNTI, the SPS C-RNTI, the Temporary C-RNTI, theTPC-PUCCH-RNTI, and the TPC-PUSCH-RNTI, and the mobile station device 1performs the decoding processing.

In a subframe 7, the control channel is not monitored because theuplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2are Us together.

In a subframe 8, it is configured that the mobile station device 1monitors the EPDCCH-SS1 and the EPDCCH-SS2 based on the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1, the uplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCHsubframe configuration. At this time, the mobile station device 1monitors the EPDCCH allocated to the EPDCCH-SS1, by using the C-RNTI,and the mobile station device 1 performs the decoding processing. Atthis time, the mobile station device 1 monitors the EPDCCH allocated tothe EPDCCH-SS2, by using the SI-RNTI, the RA-RNTI, the C-RNTI, and theTPC-PUCCH-RNTI, and the mobile station device 1 performs the decodingprocessing.

In a subframe 9, it is configured that the mobile station device 1monitors the PDCCH-SS1 and the EPDCCH-SS2 based on the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1, the uplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCHsubframe configuration. At this time, the mobile station device 1monitors the PDCCH allocated to the PDCCH-SS1, by using the C-RNTI, theSPS C-RNTI, and the Temporary C-RNTI, and the mobile station device 1performs the decoding processing. At this time, the mobile stationdevice 1 monitors the EPDCCH allocated to the EPDCCH-SS2, by using theSI-RNTI, the RA-RNTI, the C-RNTI, and the TPC-PUCCH-RNTI, and the mobilestation device 1 performs the decoding processing.

When configuring of a MBSFN subframe in the subframes 3, 4, 7, 8, and 9is allowable, the decoding processing may be performed by using theM-RNTI for the PDCCH/EPDCCH allocated to the PDCCH-SS2 or theEPDCCH-SS2.

The decoding processing may be performed by using the D-RNTI for thePDCCH/EPDCCH allocated to the PDCCH-SS2 or the EPDCCH-SS2 in thesubframes 0, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9.

As an example of switching operations of the demodulation processingand/or the decoding processing based on the control channel,descriptions will be made using FIG. 27. FIG. 27 is a diagramillustrating an example of switching of the subframe configuration andthe type of the monitored RNTI. The PDCCH-SS1 corresponds to aPDCCH-USS, the EPDCCH-SS1 corresponds to a second EPDCCH-USS, and thePDCCH-SS1 corresponds to a PDCCH-CSS. FIG. 27 illustrates an example inwhich both of the CSS and the USS are monitored in a subframe in whichboth of the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 2 are configured as D or S, and only USS is monitored in asubframe in which one of the uplink-downlink configuration 1 and theuplink-downlink configuration 2 is D or S and another is U.

When configuring of common information is impossible in all of themobile station devices, configuring of the CSS may be impossible in acertain subframe. In this case, the control information transmitted inthe CSS may be transmitted in the USS. At this time, it is necessarythat the mobile station device 1 includes a function of performingmonitoring of the control information which has a probability of beingtransmitted in the CSS, in the USS. That is, it is necessary that someof the types of the RNTIs used in the monitoring in the CSS aremonitored in the USS.

For example, when the control information of the DCI format 1C and thelike, which is transmitted in the CSS is transmitted in the USS, thenumber of times of performing blind decoding in the USS may be increasedso as to be greater than the total number of times of performing theblind decoding in the CSS and the USS by using the method of the relatedart. At this time, the mobile station device 1 restricts the number oftimes of performing the blind decoding for only a DCI formatcorresponding to the size of the DCI format 1C. For example, the mobilestation device 1 restricts an aggregation level of only the DCI formatcorresponding to the size of the DCI format 1C, so as to be 4 and 8, andthe mobile station device 1 performs the blind decoding. For example,the mobile station device 1 restricts the total number of PDCCH/EPDCCHcandidates of only the DCI format corresponding to the size of the DCIformat 1C, so as to be equal to or less than 6, and the mobile stationdevice 1 performs the blind decoding.

The mobile station device 1 monitors the control channel based on thesubframe configuration from the base station device 3. As an example ofthe monitoring of the control channel, the mobile station device 1determines monitoring of the PDCCH-SS1, monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS1, ormonitoring of the PDCCH-SS2, for each subframe, and the type of themonitored RNTI is switched.

In the subframe 0, it is configured that the mobile station device 1monitors the EPDCCH-SS1 and the PDCCH-SS2 based on the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1, the uplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCHsubframe configuration. At this time, the mobile station device 1monitors the EPDCCH allocated to the EPDCCH-SS1, by using the C-RNTI andthe SPS C-RNTI, and the mobile station device 1 performs the decodingprocessing. At this time, the mobile station device 1 monitors the PDCCHallocated to the PDCCH-SS2, by using the SI-RNTI, the P-RNTI, theRA-RNTI, the C-RNTI, the SPS C-RNTI, the Temporary C-RNTI, theTPC-PUCCH-RNTI, and the TPC-PUSCH-RNTI, and the mobile station device 1performs the decoding processing.

In the subframe 1, it is configured that the mobile station device 1monitors the PDCCH-SS1 and the PDCCH-SS2 based on the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1, the uplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCHsubframe configuration. At this time, the mobile station device 1monitors the PDCCH allocated to the PDCCH-SS1, by using the C-RNTI, theSPS C-RNTI, and the Temporary C-RNTI, and the mobile station device 1performs the decoding processing. At this time, the mobile stationdevice 1 monitors the PDCCH allocated to the PDCCH-SS2, by using theSI-RNTI, the P-RNTI, the RA-RNTI, the C-RNTI, the SPS C-RNTI, theTemporary C-RNTI, the TPC-PUCCH-RNTI, and the TPC-PUSCH-RNTI, and themobile station device 1 performs the decoding processing.

In the subframe 2, the control channel is not monitored because theuplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2are Us together.

In the subframe 3, it is configured that the mobile station device 1monitors the EPDCCH-SS1 based on the uplink-downlink configuration 1,the uplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCH subframeconfiguration. At this time, the mobile station device 1 monitors thecontrol channel allocated to the EPDCCH-SS1, by using the SI-RNTI, theRA-RNTI, the C-RNTI, and the TPC-PUCCH-RNTI, and the mobile stationdevice 1 performs the decoding processing.

In the subframe 4, it is configured that the mobile station device 1monitors the EPDCCH-SS1 based on the uplink-downlink configuration 1,the uplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCH subframeconfiguration. At this time, the mobile station device 1 monitors thecontrol channel allocated to the EPDCCH-SS1, by using the SI-RNTI, theRA-RNTI, the C-RNTI, and the TPC-PUCCH-RNTI, and the mobile stationdevice 1 performs the decoding processing.

In the subframe 5, it is configured that the mobile station device 1monitors the PDCCH-SS1 and the PDCCH-SS2 based on the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1, the uplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCHsubframe configuration. At this time, the mobile station device 1monitors the control channel allocated to the PDCCH-SS1, by using theC-RNTI, the SPS C-RNTI, and the Temporary C-RNTI, and the mobile stationdevice 1 performs the decoding processing. At this time, the mobilestation device 1 monitors the control channel allocated to thePDCCH-SS2, by using the SI-RNTI, the P-RNTI, the RA-RNTI, the C-RNTI,the SPS C-RNTI, the Temporary C-RNTI, the TPC-PUCCH-RNTI, and theTPC-PUSCH-RNTI, and the mobile station device 1 performs the decodingprocessing.

In the subframe 6, it is configured that the mobile station device 1monitors the EPDCCH-SS1 and the PDCCH-SS2 based on the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1, the uplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCHsubframe configuration. At this time, the mobile station device 1monitors the control channel allocated to the EPDCCH-SS1, by using theC-RNTI and the SPS C-RNTI, and the mobile station device 1 performs thedecoding processing. At this time, the mobile station device 1 monitorsthe control channel allocated to the PDCCH-SS2, by using the SI-RNTI,the P-RNTI, the RA-RNTI, the C-RNTI, the SPS C-RNTI, the TemporaryC-RNTI, the TPC-PUCCH-RNTI, and the TPC-PUSCH-RNTI, and the mobilestation device 1 performs the decoding processing.

In the subframe 7, the control channel is not monitored because theuplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2are Us together.

In the subframe 8, it is configured that the mobile station device 1monitors the EPDCCH-SS1 based on the uplink-downlink configuration 1,the uplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCH subframeconfiguration. At this time, the mobile station device 1 monitors thecontrol channel allocated to the EPDCCH-SS1, by using the SI-RNTI, theRA-RNTI, the C-RNTI, and the TPC-PUCCH-RNTI, and the mobile stationdevice 1 performs the decoding processing.

In the subframe 9, it is configured that the mobile station device 1monitors the EPDCCH-SS1 based on the uplink-downlink configuration 1,the uplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCH subframeconfiguration. At this time, the mobile station device 1 monitors thecontrol channel allocated to the EPDCCH-SS1, by using the SI-RNTI, theRA-RNTI, the C-RNTI, and the TPC-PUCCH-RNTI, and the mobile stationdevice 1 performs the decoding processing.

Accordingly, even when configuring of the CSS is impossible, the mobilestation device 1 can receive the control information transmitted in theCSS.

When configuring of the MBSFN subframe in the subframes 3, 4, 7, 8, and9 is allowable, the decoding processing may be performed by using theM-RNTI for the PDCCH/EPDCCH allocated to the PDCCH-SS2 or theEPDCCH-SS2.

The decoding processing may be performed by using the D-RNTI for thePDCCH allocated to the PDCCH-SS2 in the subframes 0, 1, 5, and 6, or theEPDCCH allocated to the EPDCCH-SS1 in the subframes 3, 4, 8, and 9.

A case where both of the CSS and the USS are monitored and a case whereonly the USS is monitored are configured in the mobile station device 1by the base station device 3. For example, when both of the EPDCCH setconfiguration information (EPDCCH-SetConfig) corresponding to theconfiguration of the EPDCCH-CSS, and the EPDCCH set configurationinformation corresponding to the configuration of the EPDCCH-USS areconfigured in the mobile station device 1, the mobile station device 1monitors both of the EPDCCH-CSS or the PDCCH-CSS, and the EPDCCH-USS. Inthis case, the mobile station device 1 performs the decoding processingon the control channel based on the type of the RNTI of the subframe 8or the subframe 9 in FIG. 26.

When only the EPDCCH set configuration information corresponding to theconfiguration of the EPDCCH-USS has been configured in the mobilestation device 1 and the EPDCCH set configuration informationcorresponding to the configuration of the EPDCCH-CSS has not beenconfigured in the mobile station device 1, and when the PDCCH has notbeen transmitted, the mobile station device 1 monitors only theEPDCCH-USS. In this case, the mobile station device 1 performs thedecoding processing on the control channel based on the type of the RNTIof the subframes 3, 4, 8, and 9 in FIG. 27.

Hereinafter, an example of switching a scrambling sequence parameterused in the PDCCH, the EPDCCH, and the DMRS will be described in detail.

As the example of switching the scrambling sequence parameter for thePDCCH, the EPDCCH, and the DMRS, based on the subframe configuration,descriptions will be described using FIG. 28. FIG. 28 is a diagramillustrating an example of the subframe configuration and a parameterused in generation of the scrambling sequence. The PDCCH-SS1 correspondsto a PDCCH-USS, and the EPDCCH-SS1 corresponds to a second EPDCCH-USS.The PDCCH-SS1 corresponds to a PDCCH-CSS, and the EPDCCH-SS1 correspondsto a second EPDCCH-CSS. FIG. 28 illustrates an example in which both ofthe CSS and the USS are monitored in a subframe in which either of theuplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2is configured as at least D or S. In FIG. 28, a “PCI” indicates thephysical layer cell identifier of the base station device 3, a “firstVCID” indicates a scrambling sequence parameter configured from the basestation device 3. A “second VCID” indicates a scrambling sequenceparameter from the base station device 3, which is separated from the“first VCID”, and a “third VCID” indicates a scrambling sequenceparameter from the base station device 3, which is separated from the“first VCID” and the “second VCID”.

The mobile station device 1 monitors the control channel based on thesubframe configuration from the base station device 3. As an example ofthe monitoring of the control channel, the mobile station device 1determines monitoring of the PDCCH-SS1, monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS1, ormonitoring of the PDCCH-SS2, for each subframe, and the scramblingsequence parameter which is referred in accordance with thedetermination is switched.

The mobile station device 1 receives an EPDCCH (EPDCCH including firstscrambled information) including information scrambled with sequenceswhich are generated based on a first parameter (first VCID and firstscrambling sequence parameter) in a subframe (first subframe) which isdetermined based on at least the EPDCCH subframe configuration. Themobile station device 1 receives an EPDCCH (EPDCCH including secondscrambled information) including information scrambled with sequenceswhich are generated based on a second parameter (second VCID and secondscrambling sequence parameter) in a second subframe which is determinedbased on at least the first uplink-downlink configuration and the seconduplink-downlink configuration. The second subframe is for a terminaldescribed in Claim 1, and is determined based on at least the EPDCCHsubframe configuration. The second subframe may be the first subframe.

The mobile station device 1 receives a DMRS of sequences generated basedon the first parameter, as a DMRS associated with the EPDCCH (EPDCCHincluding first scrambled information) including the informationscrambled with the sequences which are generated based on the firstparameter (first VCID and first scrambling sequence parameter), in asubframe (first subframe) which is determined based on at least theEPDCCH subframe configuration. The mobile station device 1 receives aDMRS of sequences generated based on the second parameter, as a DMRSassociated with the EPDCCH (EPDCCH including first scrambledinformation) including the information scrambled with the sequenceswhich are generated based on the second parameter (second VCID andsecond scrambling sequence parameter), in a second subframe which isdetermined based on at least the first uplink-downlink configuration andthe second uplink-downlink configuration. The first parameter and thesecond parameter are parameters which are configured for the same EPDCCHset. The EPDCCH including the first scrambled information and the EPDCCHincluding the second scrambled information may be monitored in an EPDCCHresource block set which is configured for the same EPDCCH set.

In the subframe 0, it is configured that the mobile station device 1monitors the EPDCCH-SS1 and the PDCCH-SS2 based on the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1, the uplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCHsubframe configuration. At this time, the base station device 3generates a scrambling sequence based on the first VCID, scrambles theEPDCCH by using the generated scrambling sequence, and then transmitsthe scrambled EPDCCH. The base station device 3 generates a scramblingsequence based on the PCI, scrambles the PDCCH by using the generatedscrambling sequence, and transmits the scrambled PDCCH. At this time,the mobile station device 1 generates a scrambling sequence based on thefirst VCID. The mobile station device 1 receives the DMRS allocated tothe EPDCCH-SS 1 and descrambles the EPDCCH by using the generatedscrambling sequence. The mobile station device 1 generates a scramblingsequence based on the PCI, and descrambles the PDCCH allocated to thePDCCH-SS2 by using the generated scrambling sequence.

In the subframe 1, it is configured that the mobile station device 1monitors the PDCCH-SS1 and the PDCCH-SS2 based on the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1, the uplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCHsubframe configuration. At this time, the base station device 3generates a scrambling sequence based on the PCI, scrambles the PDCCH byusing the generated scrambling sequence, and transmits the scrambledPDCCH. At this time, the mobile station device 1 generates a scramblingsequence based on the PCI, and descrambles PDCCHs allocated to thePDCCH-SS1 and the PDCCH-SS2 by using the generated scrambling sequence.

In the subframe 2, the control channel is not monitored because theuplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2are Us together.

In the subframe 3, it is configured that the mobile station device 1monitors the EPDCCH-SS1 and the EPDCCH-SS2 based on the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1, the uplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCHsubframe configuration. At this time, the base station device 3generates a scrambling sequence based on the second VCID, scrambles theEPDCCH allocated to the EPDCCH-SS1, by using the generated scramblingsequence, and then transmits the scrambled EPDCCH. The base stationdevice 3 generates a scrambling sequence based on a third VCID,scrambles the EPDCCH allocated to the EPDCCH-SS2, by using the generatedscrambling sequence, and then transmits the scrambled EPDCCH. At thistime, the mobile station device 1 generates a scrambling sequence basedon the second VCID. The mobile station device 1 receives the DMRSallocated to the EPDCCH-SS1 and descrambles the EPDCCH by using thegenerated scrambling sequence. The mobile station device 1 generates ascrambling sequence based on the third VCID. The mobile station device 1receives the DMRS allocated to the EPDCCH-SS2 and descrambles the EPDCCHby using the generated scrambling sequence.

In the subframe 4, it is configured that the mobile station device 1monitors the EPDCCH-SS1 and the EPDCCH-SS2 based on the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1, the uplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCHsubframe configuration. At this time, the base station device 3generates a scrambling sequence based on the second VCID, scrambles theEPDCCH allocated to the EPDCCH-SS1, by using the generated scramblingsequence, and then transmits the scrambled EPDCCH. The base stationdevice 3 generates a scrambling sequence based on the third VCID,scrambles the EPDCCH allocated to the EPDCCH-SS2, by using the generatedscrambling sequence, and then transmits the scrambled EPDCCH. At thistime, the mobile station device 1 generates a scrambling sequence basedon the second VCID. The mobile station device 1 receives the DMRSallocated to the EPDCCH-SS1 and descrambles the EPDCCH by using thegenerated scrambling sequence. The mobile station device 1 generates ascrambling sequence based on the third VCID. The mobile station device 1receives the DMRS allocated to the EPDCCH-SS2 and descrambles the EPDCCHby using the generated scrambling sequence.

In the subframe 5, it is configured that the mobile station device 1monitors the PDCCH-SS1 and the PDCCH-SS2 based on the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1, the uplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCHsubframe configuration. At this time, the base station device 3generates a scrambling sequence based on the PCI, scrambles the PDCCH byusing the generated scrambling sequence, and then transmits thescrambled PDCCH. At this time, the mobile station device 1 generates ascrambling sequence based on the PCI, and descrambles PDCCHs allocatedto the PDCCH-SS1 and the PDCCH-SS2, by using the generated scramblingsequence.

In the subframe 6, it is configured that the mobile station device 1monitors the EPDCCH-SS1 and the PDCCH-SS2 based on the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1, the uplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCHsubframe configuration. At this time, the base station device 3generates a scrambling sequence based on the first VCID, scrambles theEPDCCH by using the generated scrambling sequence, and then transmitsthe scrambled EPDCCH. The base station device 3 generates a scramblingsequence based on the PCI, scrambles the PDCCH by using the generatedscrambling sequence, and then transmits the scrambled PDCCH. At thistime, the mobile station device 1 generates a scrambling sequence basedon the first VCID. The mobile station device 1 receives the DMRSallocated to the EPDCCH-SS 1 and descrambles the EPDCCH by using thegenerated scrambling sequence. The mobile station device 1 generates ascrambling sequence based on the PCI, and descrambles the PDCCHallocated to the PDCCH-SS2, by using the generated scrambling sequence.

In the subframe 7, the control channel is not monitored because theuplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2are Us together.

In the subframe 8, it is configured that the mobile station device 1monitors the EPDCCH-SS1 and the EPDCCH-SS2 based on the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1, the uplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCHsubframe configuration. At this time, the base station device 3generates a scrambling sequence based on the second VCID, scrambles theEPDCCH allocated to the EPDCCH-SS1, by using the generated scramblingsequence, and then transmits the scrambled EPDCCH. The base stationdevice 3 generates a scrambling sequence based on the third VCID,scrambles the EPDCCH allocated to the EPDCCH-SS2, by using the generatedscrambling sequence, and then transmits the scrambled EPDCCH. At thistime, the mobile station device 1 generates a scrambling sequence basedon the second VCID. The mobile station device 1 receives the DMRSallocated to the EPDCCH-SS1 and descrambles the EPDCCH by using thegenerated scrambling sequence. The mobile station device 1 generates ascrambling sequence based on the third VCID, and the mobile stationdevice 1 receives the DMRS allocated to the EPDCCH-SS2 and descramblesthe EPDCCH allocated to the PDCCH-SS2, by using the generated scramblingsequence.

In the subframe 9, it is configured that the mobile station device 1monitors the PDCCH-SS1 and the EPDCCH-SS2 based on the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1, the uplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCHsubframe configuration. At this time, the base station device 3generates a scrambling sequence based on the PCI, scrambles the PDCCHallocated to the PDCCH-SS1, by using the generated scrambling sequence,and then transmits the scrambled PDCCH. The base station device 3generates a scrambling sequence based on the third VCID, scrambles theEPDCCH allocated to the EPDCCH-SS2, by using the generated scramblingsequence, and then transmits the scrambled EPDCCH. At this time, themobile station device 1 generates a scrambling sequence based on thePCI, and descrambles the PDCCH allocated to the PDCCH-SS1, by using thegenerated scrambling sequence. The mobile station device 1 generates ascrambling sequence based on the third VCID, and the mobile stationdevice 1 receives the DMRS allocated to the EPDCCH-SS2 and descramblesthe EPDCCH by using the generated scrambling sequence.

In this manner, the EPDCCH allocated to the EPDCCH-SS1 switches thescrambling sequence parameter used in scrambling, between the fixedsubframe and the flexible subframe, and thus it is possible to switchthe configuration of CoMP of the EPDCCH by the subframe.

As an example of switching of the scrambling sequence parameter for thePDCCH, the EPDCCH, and the DMRS based on the subframe configuration,descriptions will be made using FIG. 29. FIG. 29 is a diagramillustrating an example of the subframe configuration and a parameterused in generation of the scrambling sequence. FIG. 29 is a diagramillustrating an example of the subframe configuration and switching ofthe type of the scrambling sequence parameter used in referring. ThePDCCH-SS1 corresponds to a PDCCH-USS, and the EPDCCH-SS1 corresponds toa second EPDCCH-USS. The PDCCH-SS1 corresponds to a PDCCH-CSS and theEPDCCH-SS1. FIG. 29 illustrates an example in which both of the CSS andthe USS are monitored in a subframe in which both of the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2 are configuredas D or S, and only the USS is monitored in a subframe in which one ofthe uplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 2 is D or S, and another is U. In FIG. 28, a “PCI”indicates the physical layer cell identifier of the base station device3, a “first VCID” indicates a scrambling sequence parameter configuredfrom the base station device 3. A “second VCID” indicates a scramblingsequence parameter from the base station device 3, which is separatedfrom the “first VCID”. The first VCID is referred to as the scramblingsequence parameter of the first EPDCCH, and the second VCID is referredto as the scrambling sequence parameter of the second EPDCCH.

The mobile station device 1 monitors the control channel based on thesubframe configuration from the base station device 3. As an example ofthe monitoring of the control channel, the mobile station device 1determines monitoring of the PDCCH-SS1, monitoring of the EPDCCH-SS1, ormonitoring of the PDCCH-SS2, for each subframe, and the scramblingsequence parameter which is referred in accordance with thedetermination is switched.

In the subframe 0, it is configured that the mobile station device 1monitors the EPDCCH-SS1 and the PDCCH-SS2 based on the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1, the uplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCHsubframe configuration. At this time, the base station device 3generates a scrambling sequence based on the first VCID, scrambles theEPDCCH by using the generated scrambling sequence, and then transmitsthe scrambled EPDCCH. The base station device 3 generates a scramblingsequence based on the PCI, scrambles the PDCCH by using the generatedscrambling sequence, and transmits the scrambled PDCCH. At this time,the mobile station device 1 generates a scrambling sequence based on thefirst VCID. The mobile station device 1 receives the DMRS allocated tothe EPDCCH-SS 1 and descrambles the EPDCCH by using the generatedscrambling sequence. The mobile station device 1 generates a scramblingsequence based on the PCI, and descrambles the PDCCH allocated to thePDCCH-SS2 by using the generated scrambling sequence.

In the subframe 1, it is configured that the mobile station device 1monitors the PDCCH-SS1 and the PDCCH-SS2 based on the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1, the uplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCHsubframe configuration. At this time, the base station device 3generates a scrambling sequence based on the PCI, scrambles the PDCCH byusing the generated scrambling sequence, and transmits the scrambledPDCCH. At this time, the mobile station device 1 generates a scramblingsequence based on the PCI, and descrambles PDCCHs allocated to thePDCCH-SS1 and the PDCCH-SS2 by using the generated scrambling sequence.

In the subframe 2, the control channel is not monitored because theuplink-downlink configuration 1 and the uplink-downlink configuration 2are Us together.

In the subframe 3, it is configured that the mobile station device 1monitors the EPDCCH-SS1 based on the uplink-downlink configuration 1,the uplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCH subframeconfiguration. At this time, the base station device 3 generates ascrambling sequence based on the second VCID, scrambles the EPDCCHallocated to the EPDCCH-SS1, by using the generated scrambling sequence,and then transmits the scrambled EPDCCH. At this time, the mobilestation device 1 generates a scrambling sequence based on the secondVCID, and descrambles the EPDCCH allocated to the EPDCCH-SS1, by usingthe generated scrambling sequence.

In the subframe 4, it is configured that the mobile station device 1monitors the EPDCCH-SS1 based on the uplink-downlink configuration 1,the uplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCH subframeconfiguration. At this time, the base station device 3 generates ascrambling sequence based on the second VCID, scrambles the EPDCCHallocated to the EPDCCH-SS1, by using the generated scrambling sequence,and then transmits the scrambled EPDCCH. At this time, the mobilestation device 1 generates a scrambling sequence based on the secondVCID. The mobile station device 1 receives the DMRS allocated to theEPDCCH-SS1 and descrambles the EPDCCH by using the generated scramblingsequence.

In the subframe 5, it is configured that the mobile station device 1monitors the PDCCH-SS1 and the PDCCH-SS2 based on the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1, the uplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCHsubframe configuration. At this time, the base station device 3generates a scrambling sequence based on the PCI, scrambles the PDCCH byusing the generated scrambling sequence, and then transmits thescrambled PDCCH. At this time, the mobile station device 1 generates ascrambling sequence based on the PCI, and descrambles PDCCHs allocatedto the PDCCH-SS1 and the PDCCH-SS2, by using the generated scramblingsequence.

In the subframe 6, it is configured that the mobile station device 1monitors the EPDCCH-SS1 and the PDCCH-SS2 based on the uplink-downlinkconfiguration 1, the uplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCHsubframe configuration. At this time, the base station device 3generates a scrambling sequence based on the first VCID, scrambles theEPDCCH by using the generated scrambling sequence, and then transmitsthe scrambled EPDCCH. The base station device 3 generates a scramblingsequence based on the PCI, scrambles the PDCCH by using the generatedscrambling sequence, and then transmits the scrambled PDCCH. At thistime, the mobile station device 1 generates a scrambling sequence basedon the first VCID, and descrambles the EPDCCH allocated to theEPDCCH-SS1, by using the generated scrambling sequence. The mobilestation device 1 generates a scrambling sequence based on the PCI, anddescrambles the PDCCH allocated to the PDCCH-SS2, by using the generatedscrambling sequence.

In the subframe 8, it is configured that the mobile station device 1monitors the EPDCCH-SS1 based on the uplink-downlink configuration 1,the uplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCH subframeconfiguration. At this time, the base station device 3 generates ascrambling sequence based on the second VCID, scrambles the EPDCCHallocated to the EPDCCH-SS1, by using the generated scrambling sequence,and then transmits the scrambled EPDCCH. At this time, the mobilestation device 1 generates a scrambling sequence based on the secondVCID. The mobile station device 1 receives the DMRS allocated to theEPDCCH-SS1 and descrambles the EPDCCH by using the generated scramblingsequence.

In the subframe 9, it is configured that the mobile station device 1monitors the EPDCCH-SS1 based on the uplink-downlink configuration 1,the uplink-downlink configuration 2, and the EPDCCH subframeconfiguration. At this time, the base station device 3 generates ascrambling sequence based on the second VCID, scrambles the EPDCCHallocated to the EPDCCH-SS1, by using the generated scrambling sequence,and then transmits the scrambled PDCCH. At this time, the mobile stationdevice 1 generates a scrambling sequence based on the second VCID, themobile station device 1 receives the DMRS allocated to the EPDCCH-SS 1and descrambles the EPDCCH by using the generated scrambling sequence.

In this manner, the EPDCCH allocated to the EPDCCH-SS1 switches thescrambling sequence parameter used in scrambling, between the fixedsubframe and the flexible subframe, and thus it is possible to switchthe group of the mobile station device, which is transmitted in the SS,by the subframe.

A method of switching of the scrambling sequence parameter between thesame EPDCCH sets will be described in detail.

In one method, a configuration is performed so as to include the firstVCID and the second VCID in an EPDCCH set configuration(EPDCCH-SetConfig) corresponding to the EPDCCH-SS1. The base stationdevice 3 performs configuring in the mobile station device 1 through RRCsignaling in a state where the first VCID and the second VCID areincluded in an EPDCCH set configuration (EPDCCH-SetConfig) correspondingto the EPDCCH-SS1. The mobile station device 1 receives the first VCIDand the second VCID through RRC signaling. The mobile station device 1uses the first VCID for the EPDCCH allocated to the EPDCCH-SS1 in thefixed subframe, and uses the second VCID for the EPDCCH allocated to theEPDCCH-SS1 in the flexible subframe.

In one method, the first VCID refers to scrambling sequence informationin a notification of the EPDCCH set configuration (EPDCCH-SetConfig)corresponding to the EPDCCH-SS1. The base station device 3 performsconfiguring in the mobile station device 1 through RRC signaling in astate where the first VCID is included in the EPDCCH set configuration(EPDCCH-SetConfig) corresponding to the EPDCCH-SS1. The second VCIDrefers to scrambling sequence information in a notification which isreceived simultaneously with the uplink-downlink configuration 2. Thebase station device 3 configures the uplink-downlink configuration 2through the PDCCH or RRC signaling, and simultaneously configures thesecond VCID through the PDCCH or RRC signaling, in the mobile stationdevice 1. The mobile station device 1 receives the first VCID throughRRC signaling and receives the second VCID through the PDCCH or RRCsignaling. The mobile station device 1 uses the first VCID for theEPDCCH allocated to the EPDCCH-SS1 in the fixed subframe, and uses thesecond VCID for the EPDCCH allocated to the EPDCCH-SS1 in the flexiblesubframe.

The first VCID and the second VCID may be configured as the commonparameter. The second VCID and the third VCID may be configured as thecommon parameter. The third VCID may be configured as the physical layercell identifier.

The uplink-downlink configuration can be configured using the uplinkreference UL-DL configuration, the downlink reference UL-DLconfiguration, and/or the transmission direction UL-DL configuration.Hereinafter, the uplink reference UL-DL configuration, the downlinkreference UL-DL configuration, and the transmission direction UL-DLconfiguration will be described.

The uplink reference UL-DL configuration, the downlink reference UL-DLconfiguration, and the transmission direction UL-DL configuration aredefined by the uplink-downlink configuration (UL-DL configuration).

That is, the uplink reference UL-DL configuration, the downlinkreference UL-DL configuration, and the transmission direction UL-DLconfiguration are defined by the patterns of a downlink subframe, anuplink subframe, and a special subframe in a radio frame.

The uplink reference UL-DL configuration is referred to as a firstparameter, a first configuration, or a serving cell uplink-downlinkconfiguration. The downlink reference UL-DL configuration is referred toas a second parameter or a second configuration. The transmissiondirection UL-DL configuration is referred to as a third parameter or athird configuration.

When an uplink-downlink configuration i is configured as the uplinkreference UL-DL configuration, this is referred to as that an uplinkreference UL-DL configuration i is configured. When the uplink-downlinkconfiguration i is configured as the downlink reference UL-DLconfiguration, this is referred to as that a downlink reference UL-DLconfiguration i is configured. When the uplink-downlink configuration iis configured as the transmission direction UL-DL configuration, this isreferred to as that a transmission direction UL-DL configuration i isconfigured.

Hereinafter, a setting method of the uplink reference UL-DLconfiguration, the downlink reference UL-DL configuration, and thetransmission direction UL-DL configuration will be described.

The base station device 3 configures the uplink reference UL-DLconfiguration, the downlink reference UL-DL configuration, and thetransmission direction UL-DL configuration. The base station device 3may transmit first information (TDD-Config) representing the uplinkreference UL-DL configuration, second information representing thedownlink reference UL-DL configuration, and third informationrepresenting the transmission direction UL-DL configuration included inat least one of a MIB, a system information block type 1 message, asystem information message, an RRC message, a MAC CE (Control Element),and control information (for example, DCI format) of a physical layer.The base station device 3 may include the first information, the secondinformation, and the third information in any of the MIB, the systeminformation block type 1 message, the system information message, theRRC message, the MAC CE (Control Element), and the control information(for example, DCI format) of the physical layer.

The uplink reference UL-DL configuration, the downlink reference UL-DLconfiguration, and the transmission direction UL-DL configuration may bedefined for each of a plurality of serving cells.

The base station device 3 transmits the first information, the secondinformation, and the third information of each serving cell to themobile station devices 1 in which a plurality of serving cells areconfigured. The first information, the second information, the thirdinformation may be defined for each serving cell.

The base station device 3 may transmit, to the mobile station devices 1in which two serving cells of one primary cell and one secondary cellare configured, first information for the primary cell, secondinformation for the primary cell, third information for the primarycell, first information for the secondary cell, second information forthe secondary cell, and third information for the secondary cell.

The mobile station devices 1 in which a plurality of serving cells areconfigured may configure an uplink reference UL-DL configuration, adownlink reference UL-DL configuration, and a transmission directionDL-UL configuration based on the first information, the secondinformation, and the third information for each serving cell.

The mobile station devices 1 in which two serving cells of one primarycell and one secondary cell are configured may configure the uplinkreference UL-DL configuration for the primary cell, the downlinkreference UL-DL configuration for the primary cell, the transmissiondirection DL-UL configuration for the primary cell, the uplink referenceUL-DL configuration for the secondary cell, the downlink reference UL-DLconfiguration for the secondary cell, and the transmission directionDL-UL configuration for the secondary cell.

It is preferable that the first information for the primary cell isincluded in the system information block type 1 message or the RRCmessage. It is preferable that the first information for the secondarycell is included in the RRC message. It is preferable that the secondinformation for the primary cell is included in the system informationblock type 1 message, the system information message, or the RRCmessage. It is preferable that the second information for the secondarycell is included in the RRC message. It is preferable that the thirdinformation is included in the control information (for example, DCIformat) of the physical layer.

It is preferable that the first information is common to a plurality ofmobile station devices 1 in a cell. The second information may be commonto a plurality of mobile station devices 1 in a cell or may be dedicatedfor the mobile station device 1. The third information may be common toa plurality of mobile station devices 1 in a cell or may be dedicatedfor the mobile station device 1.

The system information block type 1 message is subjected to initialtransmission through the PDSCH in a subframe 5 of a radio framesatisfying SFN mod 8=0 and retransmission (repetition) in a subframe 5of other radio frames satisfying SFN mod 2=0. The system informationblock type 1 message includes information representing the configuration(the length of DwPTS, GP, and UpPTS) of the special subframe. The systeminformation block type 1 message is information specific to a cell.

The system information message is transmitted through the PDSCH. Thesystem information message is information specific to a cell. The systeminformation message includes a system information block X other than asystem information block type 1.

The RRC message is transmitted through the PDSCH. The RRC message isinformation/signal which is processed in an RRC layer. The RRC messagemay be common to a plurality of mobile station devices 1 in a cell ormay be dedicated for a specific mobile station device 1.

The MAC CE is transmitted through the PDSCH. The MAC CE isinformation/signal which is processed in a MAC layer.

The mobile station devices 1 execute the setting method for each of aplurality of serving cells.

The mobile station devices 1 configure the uplink reference UL-DLconfiguration based on the first information for a certain serving cell.The mobile station devices 1 determine whether or not the secondinformation for the certain serving cell is received. When the secondinformation for the certain serving cell is received, the mobile stationdevices 1 configure, to the certain serving cell, the downlink referenceUL-DL configuration based on the second information for the certainserving cell. When the second information of the certain serving cell isnot received (else/otherwise), the mobile station devices 1 configurethe downlink reference UL-DL configuration based on the firstinformation of the certain serving cell for the certain serving cell.

A serving cell where the uplink reference UL-DL configuration and thedownlink reference UL-DL configuration are configured based on the firstinformation is referred to as a serving cell where dynamic TDD is notconfigured. A serving cell where the downlink reference UL-DLconfiguration is configured based on the second information is referredto as a serving cell where the dynamic TDD is configured.

The mobile station devices 1 receive the second information anddetermine a subframe where the transmission of the uplink signal ispossible based on the second information. Next, the mobile stationdevices 1 monitor the third information. When the third information isreceived, the mobile station devices 1 determine a subframe where thetransmission of the uplink signal is possible based on the thirdinformation.

Hereinafter, the uplink reference UL-DL configuration will be described.

The uplink reference UL-DL configuration is used at least for specifyinga subframe where uplink transmission is possible or impossible in aserving cell.

The mobile station devices 1 do not perform the uplink transmission in asubframe which is indicated as a downlink subframe by the uplinkreference UL-DL configuration. The mobile station devices 1 do notperform the uplink transmission in the DwPTS and the GP of a subframewhich is indicated as a special subframe by the uplink reference UL-DLconfiguration.

Hereinafter, the downlink reference UL-DL configuration will bedescribed.

The downlink reference UL-DL configuration is used at least forspecifying a subframe where downlink transmission is possible orimpossible in a serving cell.

The mobile station devices 1 do not perform the downlink reception in asubframe which is indicated as an uplink subframe by the downlinkreference UL-DL configuration. The mobile station devices 1 do notperform the downlink reception in the UpPTS and the GP of a subframewhich is indicated as a special subframe by the downlink reference UL-DLconfiguration.

The mobile station devices 1 in which the downlink reference UL-DLconfiguration is configured based on the first information may performmeasurement (for example, measurement concerning channel stateinformation) using the downlink signal in the DwPTS of the downlinksubframe or the special subframe indicated by the uplink reference UL-DLconfiguration or the downlink reference UL-DL configuration.

The base station device 3 determines the downlink reference UL-DLconfiguration from a configuration set (set of configurations)restricted based on the uplink reference UL-DL configuration. That is,the downlink reference UL-DL configuration is an element in aconfiguration set restricted based on the uplink reference UL-DLconfiguration. In FIG. 11, D represents a downlink subframe, Urepresents an uplink subframe, and S represents a special subframe.

With this, in the dynamic TDD, since the DwPTS of the subframe indicatedas a downlink subframe by the uplink reference UL-DL configuration andthe special subframe are not used for the uplink transmission, themobile station devices 1 in which the downlink reference UL-DLconfiguration is set based on the first information can appropriatelyperform measurement using the downlink signal.

The mobile station devices 1 in which the downlink reference UL-DLconfiguration is configured based on the second information may performmeasurement (for example, measurement concerning channel stateinformation) using the downlink signal in the DwPTS of the downlinksubframe or the special subframe indicated by the uplink reference UL-DLconfiguration.

A subframe which is indicated as an uplink subframe by the uplinkreference UL-DL configuration and is indicated as a downlink subframe bythe downlink reference UL-DL configuration is referred to as a firstflexible subframe. The first flexible subframe is a subframe which isreserved for the uplink and downlink transmission.

A subframe which is indicated as a special subframe by the uplinkreference UL-DL configuration and is indicated as a downlink subframe bythe downlink reference UL-DL configuration is referred to as a secondflexible subframe. The second flexible subframe is a subframe which isreserved for the downlink transmission. The second flexible subframe isa subframe which is reserved for the downlink transmission in the DwPTSand the uplink transmission in the UpPTS.

Hereinafter, the transmission direction UL-DL configuration will bedescribed in detail.

The mobile station devices 1 and the base station device 3 configure thetransmission direction UL-DL configuration concerning the direction(upward/downward) of transmission in a subframe. The transmissiondirection UL-DL configuration is used to determine the direction oftransmission in a subframe.

The mobile station devices 1 control transmission in the first flexiblesubframe and the second flexible subframe based on schedulinginformation (DCI format and/or HARQ-ACK) and the transmission directionUL-DL configuration.

The base station device 3 transmits the third information representingthe transmission direction UL-DL configuration to the mobile stationdevices 1. The third information is information indicating a subframewhere the uplink transmission is possible. The third information isinformation indicating a subframe where the downlink transmission ispossible. The third information is information indicating a subframewhere the uplink transmission is possible in the UpPTS and the downlinktransmission is possible in the DwPTS.

For example, the transmission direction UL-DL configuration is used tospecify the direction of transmission in a subframe which is indicatedas an uplink subframe by the uplink reference UL-DL configuration and isindicated as a downlink subframe by the downlink reference UL-DLconfiguration and/or a subframe which is indicated as a special subframeby the uplink reference UL-DL configuration and is indicated as adownlink subframe by the downlink reference UL-DL configuration. Thatis, the transmission direction UL-DL configuration is used to specifythe direction of transmission in a subframe which is indicated asdifferent subframes in the uplink reference UL-DL configuration and thedownlink reference UL-DL configuration.

Next, a case where the uplink-downlink configuration, the transmissiondirection UL-DL configuration, or the like is performed by using thePDCCH or the EPDCCH will be described in detail. As described above, theDCI used in these configurations can append a CRC scrambled by using theD-RNTI. The base station device 3 can configure the D-RNTI for themobile station device 1 through dedicated RRC signaling and the like. Atthis time, the D-RNTI is configured for a primary cell (PCell) which isa serving cell which is configured at first in establishing of aconnection. In addition, when carrier aggregation is performed, theD-RNTI can be configured for each secondary cell (SCell) which is aserving cell which is additionally configured. As an example, the PDCCHto which a CRC scrambled by using the D-RNTI is appended is transmittedin the CSS by the base station device 3. The mobile station device 1decodes the PDCCH in the CSS. When the mobile station device 1 monitorsthe CSS only in the PCell, a PDCCH for TDD configuration of the SCell istransmitted and received through the CSS of the PCell, in addition to aPDCCH for TDD configuration of the PCell. At this time, the mobilestation device 1 checks the CRCs after decoding of the PDCCHs anddetects a serving cell in which the CRC is scrambled by using theD-RNTI. Thus, the mobile station device 1 can recognize a serving cellin which the PDCCH operates the TDD configuration. Thus, since it isunnecessary that the PDCCH for each serving cell is individuallydecoded, it is possible to reduce processing of the mobile stationdevice 1.

When the carrier aggregation is performed, the D-RNTI of the PCell canbe also used. At this time, a carrier indicator field (CIF) is includedin the DCI which is transmitted and received on the PDCCH or the EPDCCH,and a serving cell in which the PDCCH operates the TDD configuration canbe recognized by the CIF. As an example, the base station device 3transmits and receives the PDCCH to which a CRC scrambled by using theD-RNTI is appended, by using cross-carrier scheduling. The mobilestation device 1 can decode the PDCCH in a serving cell (for example,PCell) which is different from a serving cell which is a target of theTDD configuration. The DCI for performing the TDD configuration cancontinuously include the CIF. At this time, since the size of the DCIhas a prescribed value regardless of whether or not the carrieraggregation is performed or whether or not the cross-carrier schedulingis performed, the mobile station device 1 can perform detectionregardless of a change of configuration, and the plurality of mobilestation devices can commonly use a result of the detection. The CIF canbe included only when the cross-carrier scheduling is configured. Inthis case, if the cross-carrier scheduling is not used, it is possibleto reduce the number of effective bits, and thus an effect of decreasinga coding rate is obtained.

When the carrier aggregation is performed, TDD configurations of pluralserving cells can be transmitted and received on one PDCCH or oneEPDCCH. At this time, the DCI format for the TDD configuration can havebit fields used for enabling notification of TDD configurations ofserving cells of a fixed number (for example, 5 which is the maximumnumber of serving cells which can be configured for one mobile stationdevice) regardless of the number of serving cells which are activatedfor the mobile station device 1. The DCI format continuously has thefixed number of bit fields, and thus the mobile station device 1 candetect the PDCCH or the EPDCCH regardless or a change of configurationand a plurality of mobile station device can commonly use the signaling.

A program operating in the base station device 3 and the mobile stationdevice 1 of the invention is a program (a program for causing a computerto function) to control a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the like soas to implement the functions of the foregoing embodiment of theinvention. Information which is handled by the devices is temporarilyaccumulated in a RAM (Random Access Memory) while processed, and is thenstored in various ROMs, such as a Flash ROM (Read Only Memory), or anHDD (Hard Disk Drive). Information is read by the CPU as necessary, andis modified and written.

Part of the mobile station device 1 and the base station device 3 in theforegoing embodiment may be implemented by a computer. In this case, aprogram for implementing the control function may be recorded in acomputer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded in therecording medium may be read on a computer system and executed.

The term “computer system” used herein is a computer system which isincorporated in the mobile station device 1 or the base station device3, and includes an OS or hardware, such as peripherals. The term“computer-readable recording medium” refers to a portable medium, suchas a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, or a CD-ROM, or astorage device, such as a hard disk incorporated in the computer system.

The term “computer-readable recording medium” may include a medium whichholds the program in a short period of time or dynamically, such as acommunication line when transmitting the program through a network, suchas Internet, or a communication line, such as a telephone line, and amedium which holds the program in a certain period of time, such as avolatile memory inside the computer system to be a server or a client.The program may implement some of the above-described functions or mayimplement the above-described functions in combination with the programalready recorded in the computer system.

The base station device 3 in the foregoing embodiment may be implementedas an aggregate (device group) of a plurality of devices. Each device inthe device group may include part or all of the functions or thefunction blocks of the base station device 3 of the foregoingembodiment. As the device group, the general functions or functionalblocks of the base station device 3 may be provided. The mobile stationdevice 1 of the foregoing embodiment may communicate with the basestation device as an aggregate.

The base station device 3 in the foregoing embodiment may be EUTRAN(Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network). The base stationdevice 3 in the foregoing embodiment may have part or all of thefunctions of a higher node to eNodeB.

Part or all of the mobile station device 1 and the base station device 3of the foregoing embodiment may be typically implemented as an LSI,which is an integrated circuit, or may be implemented as a chipset. Thefunctional blocks of the mobile station device 1 and the base stationdevice 3 may be individually integrated into chips, or some or all ofthe functional blocks may be integrated into a chip. The integrationinto a circuit is not limited to LSI and may be implemented by adedicated circuit or a general-purpose processor. When a technique forintegration into a circuit, which will replace LSI, emerges with theadvancement of semiconductor technology, an integrated circuit based onthe technique may be used.

In the foregoing embodiment, a mobile station device has been describedas a terminal device or a communication device, the invention is notlimited thereto and may be applied to stationary or immovable electronicapparatuses indoors and outdoors, for example, terminal devices, such asan AV system, kitchen equipment, cleaning and washing equipment, airconditioning equipment, office equipment, vending machine, and otherliving appliances, or communication devices.

While the embodiments of the invention have been described referring tothe drawings, specific configurations are not limited to the embodimentsand design changes within the scope of the invention are alsoencompassed. Various modifications may be made to the invention withinthe scope defined by the appended claims, and an embodiment practiced bycombining appropriate technical means disclosed in different embodimentsalso falls within the technical scope of the invention. A configurationin which elements described in the embodiments and having similareffects are interchanged is also encompassed.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST

-   -   1 (1A, 1B, 1C) mobile station device    -   3 base station device    -   101 higher layer processing unit    -   103 control unit    -   105 reception unit    -   107 transmission unit    -   301 higher layer processing unit    -   303 control unit    -   305 reception unit    -   307 transmission unit    -   1011 radio resource control unit    -   1013 subframe configuration unit    -   1015 scheduling information interpretation unit    -   1017 CSI report control unit    -   3011 radio resource control unit    -   3013 subframe configuration unit    -   3015 scheduling unit    -   3017 CSI report control unit

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(canceled) 31: A user equipment comprising: a receiver configuredto monitor a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) with downlinkcontrol information (DCI) format 1C with a cyclic redundancy check (CRC)scrambled by eIMTA-RNTI, wherein a first subframe where the receivermonitors the PDCCH on one radio frame is configured by bitmapinformation by a higher layer, the first subframe corresponds to a bitwhose value is 1 within the bitmap information, and a bit whose value is0 within the bitmap information corresponds to a second subframe wherethe receiver does not monitor the PDCCH. 32: The user equipmentaccording to claim 31, wherein in a case of a time division duplex (TDD)as a primary cell, the first subframe where the receiver monitors thePDCCH is indicated by a first uplink-downlink configuration in systeminformation as a downlink subframe. 33: The user equipment according toclaim 32, wherein the second subframe where the receiver does notmonitor the PDCCH corresponds to a bit whose value is 0 within thebitmap information or is indicated by the first uplink-downlinkconfiguration in the system information as an uplink subframe. 34: Theuser equipment according to claim 31, wherein the eIMTA-RNTI isconfigured through a dedicated RRC signaling. 35: The user equipmentaccording to claim 31, wherein the receiver is configured to receive thePDCCH which indicates a subframe, which is indicated as an uplinksubframe by a first uplink-downlink configuration in system information,as an uplink subframe or a downlink subframe by a second uplink-downlinkconfiguration, and the receiver is configured to not receive the PDCCHwhich indicates a subframe, which is indicated as a downlink subframe ora special subframe by the first uplink-downlink configuration in thesystem information, as an uplink subframe by the second uplink-downlinkconfiguration. 36: The user equipment according to claim 31, wherein thereceiver is configured to receive the PDCCH which indicates a subframe,which is indicated as a downlink subframe by a downlink referenceuplink-downlink configuration, as an uplink subframe or a downlinksubframe by a second uplink-downlink configuration, and the receiver isconfigured to not receive the PDCCH which indicates a subframe, which isindicated as an uplink subframe or a special subframe by the downlinkreference uplink-downlink configuration, as a downlink subframe by thesecond uplink-downlink configuration. 37: The user equipment accordingto claim 36, wherein the downlink reference uplink-downlinkconfiguration is configured among a set of uplink-downlinkconfigurations restricted based on an uplink reference uplink-downlinkconfiguration. 38: The user equipment according to claim 36, wherein thedownlink reference uplink-downlink configuration is configured to aserving cell through dedicated RRC signaling. 39: A base stationapparatus comprising: a transmitter configured to transmit a physicaldownlink control channel (PDCCH) with downlink control information (DCI)format 1C with a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) scrambled by eIMTA-RNTI,wherein a first subframe where the transmitter transmits the PDCCH onone radio frame is configured by bitmap information by a higher layer,the first subframe corresponds to a bit whose value is 1 within thebitmap information, and a bit whose value is 0 within the bitmapinformation corresponds to a second subframe where the transmitter doesnot transmit the PDCCH. 40: The base station apparatus according toclaim 39, wherein in a case of a time division duplex (TDD) as a primarycell, the first subframe where the transmitter transmits the PDCCH isindicated by a first uplink-downlink configuration in system informationas a downlink subframe. 41: The base station apparatus according toclaim 40, wherein the second subframe where the transmitter does nottransmit the PDCCH corresponds to a bit whose value is 0 within thebitmap information or is indicated by the first uplink-downlinkconfiguration in the system information as an uplink subframe. 42: Thebase station apparatus according to claim 39, wherein the eIMTA-RNTI isconfigured through a dedicated RRC signaling. 43: The base stationapparatus according to claim 39, wherein the transmitter is configuredto transmit the PDCCH which indicates a subframe, which is indicated asan uplink subframe by a first uplink-downlink configuration in a systeminformation, as an uplink subframe or a downlink subframe by a seconduplink-downlink configuration, and the transmitter is configured to nottransmit the PDCCH which indicates a subframe, which is indicated as adownlink subframe or a special subframe by the first uplink-downlinkconfiguration, as an uplink subframe by the second uplink-downlinkconfiguration. 44: The base station apparatus according to claim 39,wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the PDCCH whichindicates a subframe, which is indicated as a downlink subframe by adownlink reference uplink-downlink configuration, as an uplink subframeor a downlink subframe by a second uplink-downlink configuration, andthe transmitter is configured to not transmit the PDCCH which indicatesa subframe, which is indicated as an uplink subframe or a specialsubframe by the downlink reference uplink-downlink configuration, as adownlink subframe by the second uplink-downlink configuration. 45: Thebase station apparatus according to claim 44, wherein the downlinkreference uplink-downlink configuration is configured among a set ofuplink-downlink configurations restricted based on an uplink referenceuplink-downlink configuration. 46: The base station apparatus accordingto claim 44, wherein the downlink reference uplink-downlinkconfiguration is configured to a serving cell through dedicated RRCsignaling. 47: A communication method of a user equipment, comprising:monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) with downlinkcontrol information (DCI) format 1C with a cyclic redundancy check (CRC)scrambled by eIMTA-RNTI, wherein a first subframe for monitoring thePDCCH on one radio frame is configured by bitmap information by a higherlayer, the first subframe corresponds to a bit whose value is 1 withinthe bitmap information, and a bit whose value is 0 within the bitmapinformation corresponds to a second subframe not for monitoring thePDCCH. 48: A communication method of a base station apparatus,comprising: transmitting a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH)with downlink control information (DCI) format 1C with a cyclicredundancy check (CRC) scrambled by eIMTA-RNTI, wherein a first subframefor transmitting the PDCCH on one radio frame is configured by bitmapinformation by a higher layer, the first subframe corresponds to a bitwhose value is 1 within the bitmap information, and a bit whose value is0 within the bitmap information corresponds to a second subframe not fortransmitting the PDCCH.